Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot G9 vs Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P100

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"Good high ISO performance"
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's iso-noise
"Materials, fit, and finish are typical for the class and price point."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's build-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P100

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
26 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Canon PowerShot G9

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Runner-up

Canon PowerShot G9

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G9

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Mid size 106x72x43 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
12 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Thickness
Thin
1.7"
Weight
Light-weight
370 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon G9

True resolution Much higher true resolution 12 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Size Much smaller 106x72x43 mm vs 114x83x99 mm
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2.9x smaller
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Thickness Much thinner 1.7" vs 3.9"
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2.3x thinner
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
Weight Lighter 370 g vs 481 g
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More than 20% 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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the Canon G9

Advantages of the Nikon P100

Wide angle Much better wide angle 26 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom 26.1x vs 6x
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Around 19x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 1024 x 768 @ 15fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The P100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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the Nikon P100
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G9 Canon PowerShot G9
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Nikon Coolpix P100 Nikon Coolpix P100
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix P100. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a pro digicam with a super zoom.

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Nikon P500 vs Nikon P100

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Viewfinder Viewfinders Help
G9:Tunnel
P100:Digital
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G9:370 g
P100:481 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Overall image quality Has significantly better image quality
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Canon PowerShot G9 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
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Smaller screen
Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Smaller screen
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Low light performance Much lower noise at high ISO
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

Nikon Coolpix P100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Size Smaller
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Size Slightly smaller
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Zoom Less zoom
Placeholder

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150

Compact

Size Much smaller
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

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