Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Nikon Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8000

Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
183 g
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

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"The Canon PowerShot SX130 IS produced images of good quality."
photographyblog.com | talking about the SX130 IS's image-quality
"The Canon PowerShot SX130 IS may not have all the bells and whistles, styling or cutting edge features of competitive models, but it undoubtedly offers fantastic value for money"
photographyblog.com | talking about the SX130 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

Wide angle Better wide angle 28 mm vs 30 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX130 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 2 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX130 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S8000

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 4x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 103x57x27 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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2.4x smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S8000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 183 g vs 308 g
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More than 40% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3 fps vs 1 fps
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3x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.8"
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More than 40% thinner
Nikon Coolpix S8000 Learn more about
the Nikon S8000
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX130 IS:1 cm
S8000:2 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
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
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX130 IS:28 mm
S8000:30 mm
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
SX130 IS:720p @ 30fps
S8000:720p
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
SX130 IS:f/3.4
S8000:f/3.5

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX130 IS:1 fps
S8000:3 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$215

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS 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
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Weight Slightly lighter
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen size Much smaller screen
Size Much larger
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Weight Slightly heavier
Thickness Slightly thicker
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$300 - $327

GPS Has a GPS
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Size Slightly larger

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