Canon PowerShot
SX150 IS
 vs
Nikon Coolpix
S60

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

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Nikon Coolpix S60

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 
Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S60

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S60

Screen size
 Large screen
3.5"
Size
 Really small
Compact 97x60x22 mm
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
 Thin
0.9"
Weight
 Light-weight
185 g
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX150 IS
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 28 mm vs 33 mm
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 Around 20% better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.8
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 At its widest zoom, the SX150 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 9 cm
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 Focus on subjects 9x closer to the lens
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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 Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens, Sensor shift vs Sensor shift
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 Less risk of blur
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 5x
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 Around 6x more zoom
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
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX150 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S60
Screen size Much larger screen 3.5" vs 3.0"
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 Around 20% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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 Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Size Smaller 97x60x22 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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 2.9x smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.8"
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 2.1x thinner
Weight Lighter 185 g vs 306 g
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 Around 40% lighter
Nikon Coolpix S60 Learn more about
the Nikon S60
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
36 vs 34
Explain scores
Nikon Coolpix S60 Nikon Coolpix S60
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX150 IS:720p @ 30fps
S60:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX150 IS:28 mm
S60:33 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
SX150 IS:f/3.4
S60:f/3.8

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190
Aperture Has a significantly 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 S60
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $139
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
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 S60
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $199
Aperture Has a significantly 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 S60
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Battery life Has a slightly longer battery life
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Coolpix S60
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269
Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Coolpix S60
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152
Aperture Has a significantly 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 S60

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $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
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
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
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$157 - $203
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix S60 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam
Aperture Much wider aperture
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Screen size Much smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Compare the PowerShot G9 vs the Coolpix S60
Nikon Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S70

Compact
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Compare the Coolpix S70 vs the Coolpix S60
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$97
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Much smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Coolpix S60
Samsung TL105

Samsung TL105

Ultra compact
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Compare the TL105 vs the Coolpix S60
Nikon D7100

Nikon D7100

Entry-level DSLR

$1,197 body only

$1,497 with 18-105mm lens
Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Compare the D7100 vs the Coolpix S60

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