As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix S230 is also often compared to travel zooms and ultra compacts. The Nikon Coolpix S230's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot ELPH 160) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix S6000 and the Coolpix S3300)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S230 compared to other compact competitors include: it shoots faster continuously (11 fps vs 1.5 fps) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1").
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 26 mm), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens) and is older (february 2009 vs january 2012).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S230 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.7") and shoots faster continuously (11 fps vs 0.8 fps).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 28 mm), is older (february 2009 vs january 2015) and is slightly more expensive ($279.00 vs $134.47).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S230 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.5") and has image stabilization (digital vs none).
