Canon 130 IS vs Nikon S4000

differences

Advantages of the Canon 130 IS

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the 130 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better image stabilization

Lens

Digital

Less risk of blur

Significantly better macro capability

3 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects 2.7x closer to the lens

Smaller

92x56x18 mm

95x57x20 mm

More than 10% smaller

Thinner

0.7"

0.8"

10% thinner

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the Canon 130 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

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

Better wide angle

27 mm

28 mm

Almost the same

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S4000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Learn more about
the Nikon S4000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

60	vs	63
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4000. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

130 IS:	92x56x18 mm
S4000:	95x57x20 mm

Light weight

130 IS:	133 g
S4000:	131 g

Thin

130 IS:	0.7"
S4000:	0.8"

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

130 IS:	0.7 fps
S4000:	0.9 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

HD (720p) video

130 IS:	720p @ 30fps
S4000:	720p

	Poor zoom
	4x

competitors

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230 - $241

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is significantly less expensive

Slightly shorter exposures

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Has boost light sensitivity

Is significantly less expensive

Is thicker

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S4000

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Is slightly less expensive

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $219

Has way more more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$270

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Slightly larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot IXUS 125 HS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon IXUS 105

Compact

$206 - $421

Has boost ISO

Lower resolution movies

Larger

Compare the IXUS 105 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Significantly larger screen

Faster max shutter speed

Much more shutter lag

Larger

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Shoots faster

Slightly smaller

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S4050 vs the Coolpix S4000

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Wider aperture

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Coolpix S4000

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Canon Digital IXUS130 IS vs Nikon CoolpixS4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4000

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 130 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Canon IXUS 105

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

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Canon Digital IXUS
130 IS
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Nikon Coolpix
S4000