As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix S2600 is also often compared to travel zooms, super zooms, ultra compacts and entry-level DSLRs. The Nikon Coolpix S2600's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-W830 and the CyberShot DSC-W800) and Fujifilm (such as the FinePix S2900HD)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to other compact competitors include: it has slightly more zoom (5x vs 4x), has a significantly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 30 mm), is slightly smaller (super compact (94×58×20 mm) vs compact (98×61×30 mm)), is newer (february 2012 vs january 2004) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1.2").
However, on average it slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it has way more less zoom (5x vs 18x), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), has a slightly shorter battery life (220 shots vs 290 shots) and is older (february 2012 vs january 2015).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 28 mm), is slightly smaller (super compact (94×58×20 mm) vs prosumer size (110×73×81 mm)), is newer (february 2012 vs july 2010), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.2") and is slightly lighter (121 g vs 437 g).
However, on average it has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has worse image stabilization (digital vs sensor shift) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has slightly more zoom (5x vs 4x) and is thinner (0.8" vs 2.1").
However, on average it has a slightly shorter battery life (220 shots vs 250 shots).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2600 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (digital vs none), is much smaller (super compact (94×58×20 mm) vs professional size (133×100×79 mm)), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (121 g vs 580 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't record movies in 24p.
