Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot A3200 IS vs Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3000

Size
Really small
Super compact 94x56x19 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
116 g
Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3000 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the A3000 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 3 cm vs 8 cm
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Focus on subjects 2.7x closer to the lens
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $148.99 vs $167.03
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The best price we've seen is $18 cheaper (more than 10% less)
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Advantages of the Nikon S3000

Wide angle Much better wide angle 27 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller 94x56x19 mm vs 97x58x28 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1.1"
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More than 30% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S3000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Significantly lighter 116 g vs 165 g
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Around 30% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Standard resolution video Help
A3000 IS:480p @ 30fps
S3000:480p
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot A3000 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Olympus Stylus 830

Olympus Stylus 830

Compact

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Smaller screen
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller
Macro focus Worse macro capability
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Nikon Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S6000

Compact

$169

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Lowest price Slightly more expensive

Nikon Coolpix S3000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Wide angle Better wide angle
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Movie format Does not take movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Weight Heavier
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution

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