Canon PowerShot
SX150 IS
 vs
Nikon Coolpix
S6200

Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6200

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Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6200

Weight
 Light-weight
160 g
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX150 IS
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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 Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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 More than 10% larger screen
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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 Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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 Around 4x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/2000s
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 20% faster max shutter speed
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $89.99 vs $119.00
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 The best price we've seen is $29 cheaper (more than 20% less)
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX150 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S6200
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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 More than 10% better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.4
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 At its widest zoom, the S6200's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Battery life Significantly longer battery life 250 shots vs 110 shots
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 Around 2.5x more shots per battery charge
Size Smaller 93x58x26 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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 2.7x smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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 The S6200's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 160 g vs 306 g
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 Around 50% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.8"
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 More than 40% thinner
Nikon Coolpix S6200 Learn more about
the Nikon S6200
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
48 vs 48
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Nikon Coolpix S6200 Nikon Coolpix S6200
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX150 IS:Lens, Sensor shift
S6200:Lens
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
SX150 IS:$89.99
S6200:$119.00
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX150 IS:0.9 fps
S6200:1.2 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$166
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S6200
Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Coolpix S6200
Samsung WB150F

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$149
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the WB150F vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the WB150F vs the Coolpix S6200
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix S6200
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $139
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Coolpix S6200
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $179
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Coolpix S6200
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S6200

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $201
Battery life Much longer battery life
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$247
Lowest price More expensive
Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Super zoom

$196
Wide angle Better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Compare the Lumix DMC-LZ20 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199
GPS Has a GPS
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price More expensive
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$215
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$117
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Slightly worse wide angle
Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the Coolpix S6200
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Thickness Slightly thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Slightly worse wide angle
Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S6200
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$117
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S6200

appearance

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Nikon Coolpix S6200
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Nikon Coolpix S6200
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Nikon Coolpix S6200

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