Nikon Coolpix S3100

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"The Coolpix S3100 generally produces well exposed images although on occasions the camera underexposed a touch in bright conditions with colours accurately reproduced."
ephotozine.com | talking about the S3100's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
570 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
118 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Canon PowerShot A2200

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A2200

Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2200

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the A2200's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Size Smaller 93x57x18 mm vs 93x55x22 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S3100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 118 g vs 135 g
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More than 10% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $131.95 vs $146.94
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The best price we've seen is $15 cheaper (more than 10% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2200 Canon PowerShot A2200
57 vs 61
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S3100. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
A2200:93x55x22 mm
S3100:93x57x18 mm
Weight Light weight Help
A2200:135 g
S3100:118 g
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
A2200:$146.94
S3100:$131.95
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
A2200:0.9 fps
S3100:0.7 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A2200:4x
S3100:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Light sensitivity (boost) Slightly lower boost light sensitivity
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Movie format Records lower quality movies

Canon PowerShot A2200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot A2200.

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

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