Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot G7 vs Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L110

39

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L110

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Canon PowerShot G7

35

Runner-up

Canon PowerShot G7

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G7

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Size
Really small
Mid size 106x72x43 mm
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.8" 7.2x5.3mm
Thickness
Thin
1.7"
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting

differences

Advantages of the Canon G7

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the G7's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.8" 7.2x5.3mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 30% larger sensor
Size Smaller 106x72x43 mm vs 109x74x78 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.7" vs 3.1"
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More than 40% thinner
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2 fps vs 1 fps
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2x faster continuous shooting
Weight Slightly lighter 380 g vs 406 g
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Around 10% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/2000s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 8s
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Around 90% longer exposures
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Advantages of the Nikon L110

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 6x
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Around 6.5x more zoom
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 207k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 1024 x 768 @ 15fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate
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the Nikon L110
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G7 Canon PowerShot G7
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Nikon Coolpix L110 Nikon Coolpix L110
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix L110. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a digicam with a super zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Weight Heavy Help
G7:380 g
L110:406 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G7:2 fps
L110:1 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
G7:35 mm
L110:28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
G7:1024 x 768 @ 15fps
L110:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot G7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Slightly thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
External flash No external flash support
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

$672

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Placeholder

Canon PowerShot G5

Pro digicam

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Supports RAW Shoots RAW
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen

Nikon Coolpix L110 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Size Slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Size Smaller
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Larger
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Larger

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