Canon PowerShot
G10
vs
Nikon Coolpix
P6000

Tie	Canon PowerShot G10

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G10

	High true resolution
	14.6 MP

	Great macro
	1 cm

	Great viewfinder
	Tunnel

	External flash
	Better lighting

	Fast shutter speed
	1/4000 of a second

Tie	Nikon Coolpix P6000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P6000

	High true resolution
	13.4 MP

	Great macro
	2 cm

	Built-in GPS
	Great for travel

	Great viewfinder
	Tunnel

	External flash
	Better lighting

differences

Advantages of the Canon G10

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Lower noise at high ISO

156 ISO

129 ISO

The G10 has a slight edge (0.3 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance

Larger sensor

1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

1/1.8" 7.4x5.6mm

Around 10% larger sensor

Significantly higher true resolution

14.6 MP

13.4 MP

Capture around 10% more detail in your photos

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Slightly better image quality

37.0

35.0

Around 10% better image quality

Better macro capability

1 cm

2 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/2000s

2x faster max shutter speed

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the Canon G10

Advantages of the Nikon P6000

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the P6000's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Smaller

107x65x42 mm

109x78x46 mm

Around 30% smaller

More dynamic range

10.2 EV

10 EV

0.2 f-stops more dynamic range

Lighter

280 g

390 g

Around 30% lighter

Longer exposures

30s

15s

2x longer exposures

Slightly thinner

1.7"

1.8"

Around 10% thinner

Learn more about
the Nikon P6000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G10

47	vs	45
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix P6000

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

performance Which camera has better performance? Cast your vote!

	CanonPowerShot G10		vs		NikonCoolpix P6000


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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Capture extremely high resolution images

G10:	14.6 MP
P6000:	13.4 MP

Very large sensors

G10:	1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
P6000:	1/1.8" 7.4x5.6mm

Wide aperture

G10:	f/2.8
P6000:	f/2.7

	RAW support
	Better editing

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Good macro capabilities

G10:	1 cm
P6000:	2 cm

	Support external flash
	Better lighting

	Both have tunnel viewfinders
	Tunnel

Poor dynamic range

G10:	10 EV
P6000:	10.2 EV

Heavy

G10:	390 g
P6000:	280 g

	Poor color depth
	19 bits

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Movie support
	480p @ 30fps

Slow continuous shooting

G10:	0.7 fps
P6000:	0.9 fps

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

Low image quality

G10:	37.0
P6000:	35.0

Poor zoom

G10:	5x
P6000:	4x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	No support for 24p
	Missing that film look

	No flip-out screens
	Less flexible

Low resolution screens

G10:	461k dots
P6000:	230k dots

Very narrow widest aperture size

G10:	f/2.8
P6000:	f/2.7

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

dxomark

Image quality data for the Canon G10 provided by DxOMark
Image quality data for the Nikon P6000 provided by DxOMark

competitors

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500

Has significantly better image quality

Records lower quality movies

Is slightly heavier

Takes much lower resolution photos

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the Coolpix P6000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$279 - $500

Records lower quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Takes much lower resolution photos

Compare the Coolpix P7000 vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the Coolpix P7000 vs the Coolpix P6000

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

$704

Has significantly better image quality

Has significantly more color depth

Is slightly heavier

Takes much lower resolution photos

Compare the PowerShot G11 vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the PowerShot G11 vs the Coolpix P6000

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799

Has a much larger sensor

Is much less noisy at high ISO

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot G1X vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the PowerShot G1X vs the Coolpix P6000

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$583 - $600

Has a much larger sensor

Is significantly less noisy at high ISO

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Finepix X10 vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the Finepix X10 vs the Coolpix P6000

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has significantly better image quality

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't have a viewfinder

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix P6000

Nikon Coolpix P7100

Pro digicam

$400 - $409

Has slightly better image quality

Records lower quality movies

Is slightly heavier

Takes much lower resolution photos

Compare the Coolpix P7100 vs the PowerShot G10

Compare the Coolpix P7100 vs the Coolpix P6000

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

Higher resolution movies

Slightly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot G9 vs the PowerShot G10

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$277

Significantly wider aperture

Higher resolution movies

No RAW support

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Coolpix P300 vs the Coolpix P6000

Nikon Coolpix P5100

Digicam

Better maximum light sensitivity

Slightly smaller

No RAW support

Much worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix P5100 vs the Coolpix P6000

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