Canon 100 HS vs Nikon S4100

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

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)

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Much better macro capability

3 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Shoots faster

3.4 fps

0.7 fps

Around 5x faster continuous shooting

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

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

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Slightly lighter

131 g

140 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Nikon S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

70	vs	69
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Nikon Coolpix S4100

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Canon 100 HS vs Canon 500 HS

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Full HD (1080p) video

100 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
S4100:	1080p @ 15fps

Fairly small

100 HS:	93x55x19 mm
S4100:	95x56x19 mm

	Thin
	0.8"

Light weight

100 HS:	140 g
S4100:	131 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor zoom

100 HS:	4x
S4100:	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Creates panoramas in-camera

Much worse macro focusing

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the ELPH 100 HS

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 ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$167 - $170

Is slightly more expensive

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Significantly better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Can create panoramas in-camera

Higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Image stabilization

Much better macro capability

Lower resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S4100

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Canon ELPH100 HS vs Nikon CoolpixS4100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

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Compared to recent compacts

competitors

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Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Sony Cybershot W570

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

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Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6100

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