Canon 100 HS vs Nikon L26

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the 100 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Significantly smaller

93x55x19 mm

96x60x29 mm

Around 40% smaller

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

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

Much better macro capability

3 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

More than 30% thinner

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The 100 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Lighter

140 g

164 g

More than 10% lighter

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Nikon L26

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Slightly cheaper

$97.00

$119.00

The best price we've seen is $22 cheaper (around 20% less)

Learn more about
the Nikon L26

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

51	vs	39
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix L26

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 100 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Inexpensive

100 HS:	$119.00
L26:	$97.00

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor zoom

100 HS:	4x
L26:	5x

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $199

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Has a significantly smaller screen

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$119 - $123

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$90

Has a touch screen

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the Coolpix L26

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$156

Is slightly more expensive

Has slightly more shutter lag

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$157 - $203

Has slightly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix L26

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix L26

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152

Much better wide angle

Slightly wider aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Slightly more expensive

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$124 - $139

Much better wide angle

Has a touch screen

Slightly larger

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $149

More zoom

Higher resolution screen

No 24p support

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$72 - $95

Much better macro capability

Slightly longer battery life

Worse wide angle

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$70

Much better macro capability

Slightly cheaper

Much lower true resolution

Significantly smaller sensor

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L27

Compact

$89

Much better macro capability

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix L27 vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Significantly smaller

Significantly better macro capability

Significantly smaller screen

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$136 - $163

Significantly smaller

Significantly thinner

Significantly smaller screen

Does not take movies

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix L26

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Canon ELPH100 HS vs Nikon Coolpix L26

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix L26

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L26

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

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

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Nikon Coolpix L26 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A810

Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L27

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S2600

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Canon ELPH
100 HS
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Nikon Coolpix
L26