As well as being compared against other digicams, the Nikon Coolpix 880 is also often compared to pro digicams and super zooms. The Nikon Coolpix 880's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix 4300 and the Coolpix L120) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-H10)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon Coolpix 880 compared to other digicam competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.5) and has higher quality type of viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a much smaller screen (1.8" vs 3"), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), takes slightly lower resolution photos (3.1 MP vs 8 MP), is older (august 2000 vs january 2008) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon Coolpix 880 compared to pro digicam competitors include: it is slightly smaller (mid size (100×75×53 mm) vs professional size (124×85×99 mm)), is thinner (2.1" vs 3.9") and is significantly lighter (320 g vs 724 g).
However, on average it has a marginally smaller sensor (1/1.8" 7.18x5.32mm vs 2/3" 8.8x6.6mm), has a slightly narrower aperture (f/2.8 vs f/2.4), has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 28 mm), takes slightly lower resolution photos (3.1 MP vs 8 MP) and is older (august 2000 vs february 2004).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon Coolpix 880 compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.1), is thinner (2.1" vs 3.1") and has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 25 mm), has a much smaller screen (1.8" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (112k dots vs 920k dots), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs sensor shift) and takes significantly lower resolution photos (3.1 MP vs 9.7 MP).
