As well as being compared against other super zooms, the Nikon Coolpix L810 is also often compared to travel zooms and entry-level DSLRs. The Nikon Coolpix L810's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix L340 and the Coolpix L820) and Canon (such as the PowerShot SX160 IS and the PowerShot SX420 IS)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon L810 compared to other super zoom competitors include: it has a significantly higher resolution screen (921k dots vs 460k dots) and has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (23 mm vs 4 mm), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), has a significantly shorter battery life (300 shots vs 590 shots) and is older (february 2012 vs february 2015).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon L810 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (23 mm vs 28 mm), has a significantly larger screen (3" vs 2.7") and has a much higher resolution screen (921k dots vs 230k dots).
However, on average it is slightly larger (prosumer size (111×76×83 mm) vs super compact (92×53×23 mm)), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is older (february 2012 vs january 2013), is thicker (3.3" vs 0.9") and is slightly heavier (430 g vs 124 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon L810 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs none), has a much larger screen (3" vs 2.5"), has a much higher resolution screen (921k dots vs 230k dots), has image stabilization (lens vs none) and creates panoramas in-camera.
However, on average it doesn't record movies in 24p, doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.2 fps vs 3.5 fps), doesn't have a screen which flips out, has a much smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs APS-C 22.2x14.8mm) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs pentamirror).
