Canon A3300 IS vs Nikon S4100

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the A3300 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

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

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the Canon A3300 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 15fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Smaller

95x56x19 mm

95x56x24 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S4100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

0.8"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

131 g

149 g

More than 10% lighter

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1600s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Nikon S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

56	vs	69
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Nikon Coolpix S4100

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4100.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Records high-speed movies

Records movies in 24p

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has much less shutter lag

Much worse macro focusing

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Records high-speed movies

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Has boost light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has much less shutter lag

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Much less shutter lag

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

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powershot is much better. picture quality is brilliant

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Canon PowerShot
A3300 IS
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Sony Cybershot W570

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Canon PowerShotA3300 IS vs Nikon CoolpixS4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Sony Cybershot W570

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Canon PowerShot
A3300 IS
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S4100