As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix S2600 is also often compared to travel zooms, ultra compacts and super zooms. The Nikon Coolpix S2600's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot ELPH 140 IS and the PowerShot IXUS 145) and Sony (such as the CyberShot DSC-W800 and the Cybershot DSC-W610)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 38 mm), is newer (february 2012 vs february 2011) and is thinner (0.8" vs 0.9").
Generally, compared to travel zoom competitors the Nikon S2600 has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 4 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens) and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it is thinner (0.8" vs 2.1") and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1500 of a second).
However, on average it has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens), has a slightly shorter battery life (220 shots vs 250 shots), is older (february 2012 vs january 2013) and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 60 seconds).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (super compact (94×58×20 mm) vs large (130×95×122 mm)), is newer (february 2012 vs february 2009), is thinner (0.8" vs 4.8") and is slightly lighter (121 g vs 590 g).
However, on average it has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens), has a much shorter battery life (220 shots vs 350 shots) and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 30 seconds).
