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
Nikon Coolpix S220

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S220

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S220

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 90x56x18 mm
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
100 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2200

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the A2200's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 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
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon S220

Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 11 fps vs 0.9 fps
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More than 12x faster continuous shooting
Size Smaller 90x56x18 mm vs 93x55x22 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Weight Lighter 100 g vs 135 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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More than 20% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 2,000 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S220's maximum light sensitivity is 0.3 f-stops better
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the Nikon S220
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2200 Canon PowerShot A2200
57 vs 52
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Nikon Coolpix S220 Nikon Coolpix S220
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot A2200. 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
S220:90x56x18 mm
Weight Light weight Help
A2200:135 g
S220:100 g
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
A2200:2.7"
S220:2.5"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
A2200:720p @ 30fps
S220:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
A2200:28 mm
S220:35 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A2200:4x
S220:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122 - $133

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Weight Is slightly heavier
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot A2200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$71

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Significantly larger
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor

Nikon Coolpix S220 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $366

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Significantly larger
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix S210

Nikon Coolpix S210

Ultra compact

True resolution Much lower true resolution
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

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