Nikon Coolpix L100

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L100

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Nikon Coolpix L100 over the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Size
Really small
Mid size 111x71x45 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.8"
Weight
Light-weight
285 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2500 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX120 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Size Smaller 111x71x45 mm vs 110x72x78 mm
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More than 40% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.8" vs 3.1"
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More than 40% thinner
Weight Lighter 285 g vs 360 g
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More than 20% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $225.24 vs $310.94
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The best price we've seen is $86 cheaper (around 30% less)
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 L100

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.6 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 10x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The L100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
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Nikon Coolpix L100 Nikon Coolpix L100
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix L100. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a super zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
SX120 IS:285 g
L100:360 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX120 IS:1.8"
L100:3.1"
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
SX120 IS:480p @ 30fps
L100:480p
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
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX120 IS:36 mm
L100:28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Super zoom

$271

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

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Super zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Nikon Coolpix L100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Size Slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Aperture Wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Size Slightly larger

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