Canon A2300 IS vs Nikon S3100

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2300 IS

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the A2300 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Much better macro capability

3 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens

Cheaper

$90.00

$140.13

The best price we've seen is $50 cheaper (around 40% less)

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon A2300 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S3100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly thinner

0.7"

0.8"

Around 10% thinner

Slightly lighter

118 g

125 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Nikon S3100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

52	vs	49
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Nikon Coolpix S3100

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot A2300 IS. 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.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

A2300 IS:	95x54x20 mm
S3100:	93x57x18 mm

Light weight

A2300 IS:	125 g
S3100:	118 g

Thin

A2300 IS:	0.8"
S3100:	0.7"

Inexpensive

A2300 IS:	$90.00
S3100:	$140.13

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

A2300 IS:	720p @ 25fps
S3100:	720p @ 30fps

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S3100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$97

Has a slightly longer battery life

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$136 - $163

Has a slightly longer battery life

Much worse macro focusing

Has worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix S3100

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S3100

Fujifilm FinePix JZ100

Travel zoom

$115

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has better image stabilization

Is thicker

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the FinePix JZ100 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the FinePix JZ100 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$119

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$156

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2500

Compact

$109 - $129

Longer battery life

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$90

Has a touch screen

Significantly larger screen

Slightly larger

Heavier

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Compact

$88

Longer battery life

Better maximum light sensitivity

Narrower aperture

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$119 - $123

Significantly larger screen

Slightly more zoom

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S3400 vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$255

Less shutter lag

Better macro capability

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S3100

Fujifilm Finepix JX550

Compact

Has in-camera HDR

Slightly lighter

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Finepix JX550 vs the Coolpix S3100

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Canon PowerShotA2300 IS vs Nikon CoolpixS3100

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2300 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot A2200

Fujifilm FinePix JZ100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2500

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Fujifilm Finepix JX550

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Canon PowerShot
A2300 IS
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S3100