Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

68

 
Nikon Coolpix S6300

55

 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
 

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6300

Size
Really small
Compact 94x58x26 mm
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
160 g
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Zoom More zoom 14x vs 10x
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Around 2x more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the SX230 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Nikon S6300

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller 94x58x26 mm vs 106x59x33 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 1" vs 1.3"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 160 g vs 215 g
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Around 30% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 6 fps vs 3.2 fps
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Around 90% faster continuous shooting
Battery life Slightly longer battery life 230 shots vs 210 shots
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Around 10% more shots per battery charge
Lowest price Cheaper $156.67 vs $199.00
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The best price we've seen is $42 cheaper (more than 20% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
68 vs 55
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Nikon Coolpix S6300 Nikon Coolpix S6300
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Sensor type Better sensor types Help
Better in low light
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX230 HS:Lens, Sensor shift
S6300:Lens
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$139 - $189

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Panorama Lacks a built in panoramas
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$204 - $280

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $201

Battery life Has a much longer battery life
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$133 - $149

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Panorama Lacks a built in panoramas
Placeholder

Nikon Coolpix S9200

Travel zoom

$123

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon ELPH 520 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $155

Size Is slightly smaller
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Panorama Lacks a built in panoramas
Movie format Records lower quality movies

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$216

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
GPS No built-in GPS
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219

GPS No built-in GPS
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$403

Size Slightly smaller
Thickness Slightly thinner
GPS No built-in GPS
Supports 24p No 24p support
Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Supports 24p No 24p support
Aperture Narrower aperture

Nikon Coolpix S6300 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Travel zoom

$187 - $197

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Battery life Shorter battery life
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Zoom Less zoom
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $139

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$119

Battery life Slightly longer battery life
Lowest price Cheaper
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129

Macro focus Much better macro capability
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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