As well as being compared against other digicams, the Nikon Coolpix S5200 is also often compared to travel zooms, compacts, entry-level DSLRs and ultra compacts. The Nikon Coolpix S5200's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-W830 and the Cyber-shot DSC-H55) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix A100 and the Coolpix S3500)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S5200 compared to other digicam competitors include: it is slightly lighter (146 g vs 299 g) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it has a significantly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a much shorter battery life (160 shots vs 300 shots).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S5200 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly higher resolution screen (460k dots vs 230k dots), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it is much larger (mid size (98×58×51 mm) vs compact (94×58×26 mm)), has a much shorter battery life (160 shots vs 300 shots), is thicker (2" vs 0.9"), doesn't support an external flash and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 30 seconds).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S5200 compared to compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 38 mm), has better image stabilization (lens vs digital), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.8), is much larger (mid size (98×58×51 mm) vs compact (100×58×24 mm)), has a significantly shorter battery life (160 shots vs 220 shots), is older (january 2013 vs october 2015) and is thicker (2" vs 0.9").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S5200 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it records high-speed movies (120 fps vs none), has image stabilization (lens vs none), is much smaller (mid size (98×58×51 mm) vs professional size (136×107×76 mm)), is thinner (2" vs 3") and is much lighter (146 g vs 765 g).
However, on average it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a significantly smaller screen (3" vs 3.2"), has a much lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 1,228k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S5200 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 38 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.5"), has a slightly higher resolution screen (460k dots vs 230k dots), has better image stabilization (lens vs none) and has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.8), is much larger (mid size (98×58×51 mm) vs ultra compact (77×51×18 mm)), has a significantly shorter battery life (160 shots vs 250 shots) and is thicker (2" vs 0.7").
