Canon 100 HS vs Nikon S230

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

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

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the 100 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

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

Better image stabilization

Lens

Digital

Less risk of blur

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

2,000 ISO

The 100 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better

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the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S230

Shoots significantly faster

11 fps

3.4 fps

More than 3x faster continuous shooting

Lighter

115 g

140 g

Around 20% lighter

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

Learn more about
the Nikon S230

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

70	vs	51
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Nikon Coolpix S230

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 100 HS.

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Canon 100 HS vs Canon 500 HS

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One person recommends the Canon 500 HS:

" The Canon 500 HS is better for low light but the Canon 100 HS has a faster shutter."

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

100 HS:	93x55x19 mm
S230:	57x91x20 mm

	Thin
	0.8"

Light weight

100 HS:	140 g
S230:	115 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor wide angle

100 HS:	28 mm
S230:	35 mm

Poor zoom

100 HS:	4x
S230:	3x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S230

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly more expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the Coolpix S230

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Creates panoramas in-camera

Slightly shorter exposures

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S230

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is much more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S230

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Has slightly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Slightly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S230

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Much more shutter lag

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

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 PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A2200 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

Olympus SZ-20

Travel zoom

$262 - $316

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the SZ-20 vs the Coolpix S230

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Compact

$144

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Shoots significantly slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-F3 vs the Coolpix S230

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

No image stabilization

Shoots much slower

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Coolpix S230

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Significantly better macro capability

Better image stabilization

Significantly larger

Worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix L22 vs the Coolpix S230

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Shoots significantly slower

Compare the SZ10 vs the Coolpix S230

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Canon ELPH100 HS vs Nikon CoolpixS230

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S230

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S230

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S230

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon Powershot S100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S230 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SZ-20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix L22

Olympus SZ10

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Canon ELPH
100 HS
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Nikon Coolpix
S230