Nikon Coolpix S100

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S100

Screen size
Large screen
3.5"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
820k dots
Size
Really small
Super compact 99x65x18 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the SX200 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 5x
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Around 6x more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/1500s
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2.1x 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
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Advantages of the Nikon S100

Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Size Much smaller 99x65x18 mm vs 103x61x38 mm
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2x smaller
Screen size Much larger screen 3.5" vs 3.0"
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Around 20% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 820k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 3.5x higher resolution screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
3D Takes 3D photos Yes vs No
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Combines multiple photos into a 3D image
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Thickness Much thinner 0.7" vs 1.5"
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2.1x thinner
Weight Much lighter 138 g vs 220 g
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Around 40% lighter
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S100. 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 compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX200 IS:0 cm
S100:1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
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 SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Has significantly 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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has way more 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
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Travel zoom

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Longer exposures
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Much larger
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier

Nikon Coolpix S100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Aperture Much wider aperture
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Much smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX100V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100v

Compact

$323 - $569

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S80

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Ultra compact

$279 - $350

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability

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