Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS vs Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6200

40

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6200

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Battery life
Great battery life
250 shots
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

37

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Zoom
Great zoom
20x
Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Zoom More zoom 20x vs 10x
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4x more zoom
Macro focus Much better macro capability 0 cm vs 10 cm
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Almost the same
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the SX10 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital 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 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX10 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S6200

Size Much smaller 93x58x26 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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7x smaller
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Weight Much lighter 160 g vs 600 g
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3.7x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 1" vs 3.4"
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3.3x thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S6200's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.2 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 70% faster continuous shooting
Nikon Coolpix S6200 Learn more about
the Nikon S6200
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
37 vs 40
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Nikon Coolpix S6200 Nikon Coolpix S6200
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S6200. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX10 IS:0.7 fps
S6200:1.2 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
SX10 IS:2.5"
S6200:2.7"
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX10 IS:480p @ 30fps
S6200:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Olympus SZ-10

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Battery life Slightly shorter battery life
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

appearance

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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Nikon Coolpix S6200
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