Canon A550 vs Nikon S570

differences

Advantages of the Canon A550

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.6

f/2.7

At its widest zoom, the A550's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Has a viewfinder

Tunnel

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Learn more about
the Canon A550

Advantages of the Nikon S570

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Much larger screen

2.7"

2.0"

Around 40% larger screen

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

7.1 MP

Capture around 40% more detail in your photos

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

800 ISO

The S570's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Higher resolution screen

230k dots

86k dots

More than 2.5x higher resolution screen

Larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm

More than 10% larger sensor

Smaller

92x57x22 mm

91x64x43 mm

2.2x smaller

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Thinner

0.9"

1.7"

Around 50% thinner

Lighter

140 g

210 g

More than 30% lighter

Learn more about
the Nikon S570

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A550

25	vs	31
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S570

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S570. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a digicam with a compact.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

A550:	f/2.6
S570:	f/2.7

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

A550:	2.0"
S570:	2.7"

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Low resolution screens

A550:	86k dots
S570:	230k dots

Poor wide angle

A550:	35 mm
S570:	28 mm

Poor zoom

A550:	4x
S570:	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot A550

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S570

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Significantly larger

Much heavier

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the PowerShot A550

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

No viewfinder

Shorter max exposures

Compare the Coolpix P300 vs the PowerShot A550

Canon PowerShot SD880 IS

Compact

Much larger screen

Much better wide angle

Narrower aperture

No viewfinder

Compare the PowerShot SD880 IS vs the PowerShot A550

Nikon Coolpix 5000

Digicam

Much larger sensor

Much better wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Larger

Compare the Coolpix 5000 vs the PowerShot A550

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Much larger screen

Much better wide angle

Narrower aperture

No viewfinder

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot A550

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Significantly larger screen

Image stabilization

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S4000 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Image stabilization

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Image stabilization

Significantly better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Much higher resolution screen

Image stabilization

Significantly narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S570

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Canon PowerShot
A550
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

Canon PowerShot A550

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A550

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A550

Advantages of the Nikon S570

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A550 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Rebel T2i

Nikon Coolpix P300

Canon PowerShot SD880 IS

Nikon Coolpix 5000

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

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Canon PowerShotA550 vs Nikon CoolpixS570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

Canon PowerShot A550

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A550

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A550

Advantages of the Nikon S570

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A550 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Rebel T2i

Nikon Coolpix P300

Canon PowerShot SD880 IS

Nikon Coolpix 5000

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

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Canon PowerShot
A550
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S570