Nikon Coolpix S3100

55

 
Canon PowerShot A810

36

 

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
26 mm
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 93x57x18 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
118 g
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A810

Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon A810

Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Lowest price Cheaper $71.91 vs $156.65
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The best price we've seen is $85 cheaper (2.2x less)
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Size Significantly smaller 93x57x18 mm vs 95x62x30 mm
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More than 40% smaller
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
Thickness Much thinner 0.7" vs 1.2"
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Around 40% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 118 g vs 171 g
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More than 30% lighter
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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A810 Canon PowerShot A810
36 vs 55
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Nikon Coolpix S3100 Nikon Coolpix S3100
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.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
A810:0.8 fps
S3100:0.7 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
A810:720p @ 25fps
S3100:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$136 - $163

Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$97

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Placeholder

Fujifilm Finepix JX550

Compact

HDR Has in-camera HDR
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$88

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot A810 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony DSC-S5000

Sony DSC-S5000

Compact

$105 - $141

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$94

Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Battery life Slightly shorter battery life
Nikon Coolpix L27

Nikon Coolpix L27

Compact

$109 - $124

Wide angle Better wide angle
Macro focus Better macro capability
Battery life Slightly shorter battery life
Longest exposure Shorter max exposures
Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$92

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot A1400

Canon PowerShot A1400

Compact

$99 - $109

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Battery life Shorter battery life
Lowest price Slightly more expensive

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$255

Shutter lag Less shutter lag
Macro focus Better macro capability
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

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