Canon A810 vs Nikon L26

differences

Advantages of the Canon A810

Much better macro capability

3 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens

Slightly longer battery life

220 shots

200 shots

10% more shots per battery charge

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Slightly cheaper

$72.99

$90.00

The best price we've seen is $17 cheaper (around 20% less)

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the Canon A810

Advantages of the Nikon L26

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Slightly smaller

96x60x29 mm

95x62x30 mm

Around 10% smaller

Slightly thinner

1.1"

1.2"

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

164 g

171 g

Almost the same

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the Nikon L26

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A810

31	vs	38
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix L26

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix L26.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Inexpensive

A810:	$72.99
L26:	$90.00

Quite thick

A810:	1.2"
L26:	1.1"

	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

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

A810:	720p @ 25fps
L26:	720p @ 30fps

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix L27

Compact

$96

Slightly closer macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix L27 vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the Coolpix L27 vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is significantly smaller

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$79

Has a slightly smaller sensor

Takes much lower resolution photos

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$115 - $119

Has a viewfinder

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A1300 vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the PowerShot A1300 vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L28

Compact

$97

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slightly longer battery life

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix L28 vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the Coolpix L28 vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$80

Is significantly smaller

Is thinner

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix L26

Sony DSC-S5000

Compact

$105 - $130

Creates panoramas in-camera

Records lower quality movies

Has a much narrower wide angle lens

Compare the DSC-S5000 vs the PowerShot A810

Compare the DSC-S5000 vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A1400

Compact

$89 - $99

Has a viewfinder

Shorter battery life

Slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot A1400 vs the PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$92 - $119

More zoom

Significantly larger screen

Much larger

Significantly shorter battery life

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot A800

Compact

Better macro capability

Much worse wide angle

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A800 vs the PowerShot A810

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon Coolpix L26.

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Nikon Coolpix L26

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Canon PowerShot A810

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L26

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A810

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A810

Advantages of the Nikon L26

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L27

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Nikon Coolpix L25

Canon PowerShot A1300

Nikon Coolpix L28

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Sony DSC-S5000

Canon PowerShot A810 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1400

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot A800

Nikon Coolpix L26 Competitors

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