Canon 300 HS vs Nikon S4100

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the 300 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 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

Better wide angle

24 mm

26 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Shoots faster

3.4 fps

0.7 fps

Around 5x faster continuous shooting

Slightly smaller

92x55x19 mm

95x56x19 mm

Around 10% smaller

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Slightly lighter

131 g

141 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Nikon S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS

76	vs	69
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Nikon Coolpix S4100

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 300 HS.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Full HD (1080p) video

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

Fairly small

300 HS:	92x55x19 mm
S4100:	95x56x19 mm

	Thin
	0.8"

Light weight

300 HS:	141 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
	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Has slightly more zoom

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Has slightly more zoom

Shoots faster continuously

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Shoots faster continuously

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Cybershot WX7 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 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$273 - $328

Has way more more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Significantly larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Much larger screen

Has a touch screen

Slightly larger

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Significantly wider aperture

Much larger screen

Larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Image stabilization

Can create panoramas in-camera

Lower resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$167 - $170

Image stabilization

Significantly better macro capability

Lower resolution movies

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Image stabilization

Much better macro capability

Lower resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wider aperture

Can create panoramas in-camera

Lower resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Image stabilization

Significantly better macro capability

Lower resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S4100

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Canon ELPH300 HS vs Nikon CoolpixS4100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 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 300 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

Are you a camera expert? Share your knowledge!

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Sony Cybershot WX7

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Nikon Coolpix S3300

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Canon ELPH
300 HS
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Nikon Coolpix
S4100