Canon PowerShot
SX130 IS
 vs
Nikon Coolpix
S3100

Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

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Nikon Coolpix S3100

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Screen size
 Large screen
3.0"
Image stabilization
 Image stabilization
Lens
Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Panorama
 In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Thickness
 Thin
0.7"
Weight
 Light-weight
118 g
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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 Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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 More than 10% larger screen
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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 Less risk of blur
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 5x
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 Around 6x more zoom
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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 Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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 Around 4x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/2000s
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 20% faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX130 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S3100
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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 Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Size Smaller 93x57x18 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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 3.8x smaller
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.4
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 At its widest zoom, the S3100's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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 Around 10% better wide angle
Weight Lighter 118 g vs 308 g
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 2.6x lighter
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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 The S3100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 1.8"
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 2.5x thinner
Lowest price Cheaper $156.65 vs $246.65
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 The best price we've seen is $90 cheaper (around 40% less)
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the Nikon S3100
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
32 vs 31
Explain scores
Nikon Coolpix S3100 Nikon Coolpix S3100
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. 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 ultra compact.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX130 IS:1 fps
S3100:0.7 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$91
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Coolpix S3100
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S3100
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119
Lowest price Cheaper
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $201
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Lowest price Cheaper
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$229
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Weight Slightly lighter
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$215
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Super zoom

$248 - $249
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Compare the PowerShot SX500 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S3100
Placeholder

Fujifilm Finepix JX550

Compact
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Compare the Finepix JX550 vs the Coolpix S3100
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$136 - $163
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Movie format Does not take movies
Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix S3100
Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Super zoom
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Compare the FinePix S3400 vs the Coolpix S3100
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$255
Shutter lag Less shutter lag
Macro focus Better macro capability
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S3100

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