Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon ELPH 100 HS vs Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3000

Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
320 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
116 g
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
370 ms shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1300 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the SD1300 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 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
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
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Advantages of the Nikon S3000

Wide angle Better wide angle 27 mm vs 28 mm
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Almost the same
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
Size Slightly smaller 94x56x19 mm vs 91x56x22 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3 fps vs 0.9 fps
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Around 3.5x faster continuous shooting
Weight Lighter 116 g vs 140 g
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Around 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $167.03 vs $177.99
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The best price we've seen is $11 cheaper (around 10% less)
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
SD1300 IS:91x56x22 mm
S3000:94x56x19 mm
Weight Light weight Help
SD1300 IS:140 g
S3000:116 g
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
SD1300 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

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
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Much 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 Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Slightly lighter
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Shutter lag Much more shutter lag
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Lowest price More expensive
Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker

Nikon Coolpix S3000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Size Slightly larger
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

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