Canon SX230 HS vs Nikon S6300

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

More zoom

14x

10x

Around 2x more zoom

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Significantly better macro capability

5 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Slightly wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the SX230 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S6300

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Significantly smaller

94x58x26 mm

106x59x33 mm

More than 30% smaller

Significantly thinner

1.3"

More than 20% thinner

Significantly lighter

160 g

215 g

Around 30% lighter

Shoots faster

6 fps

3.2 fps

Around 90% faster continuous shooting

Slightly longer battery life

230 shots

210 shots

Around 10% more shots per battery charge

Cheaper

$156.67

$199.00

The best price we've seen is $42 cheaper (more than 20% less)

Learn more about
the Nikon S6300

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

68	vs	55
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

Good image stabilization

SX230 HS:	Lens, Sensor shift
S6300:	Lens

	In-camera panoramas
	Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths	Common Weaknesses
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.	Snapsort is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products.

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$139 - $189

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Lacks a built in panoramas

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Coolpix S6300

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119

Significantly closer macro focusing

Is slightly less expensive

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$204 - $280

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the Coolpix S6300

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $201

Has a much longer battery life

Significantly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the Coolpix S6300

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$133 - $149

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Lacks a built in panoramas

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S9200

Travel zoom

$123

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S9200 vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the Coolpix S9200 vs the Coolpix S6300

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $155

Is slightly smaller

Significantly closer macro focusing

Lacks a built in panoramas

Records lower quality movies

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the Coolpix S6300

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

Narrower aperture

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$216

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

No built-in GPS

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219

No built-in GPS

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$403

Slightly smaller

Slightly thinner

No built-in GPS

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

No 24p support

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Travel zoom

$187 - $197

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

No built-in flash

Shorter battery life

Compare the Coolpix S6500 vs the Coolpix S6300

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Significantly wider aperture

Better maximum light sensitivity

Less zoom

Slower max shutter speed

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix S6300

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $139

Significantly larger screen

Significantly better macro capability

Lower resolution movies

Has a CCD-family sensor

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$119

Slightly longer battery life

Cheaper

Lower resolution movies

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S6300

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129

Much better macro capability

Significantly larger screen

Significantly worse wide angle

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Coolpix S6300

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Canon PowerShotSX230 HS vs Nikon CoolpixS6300

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6300

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S6300

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9200

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6300 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SX230 HS
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S6300