Nikon Coolpix S8000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8000

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 103x57x27 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
183 g
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 103x61x38 mm
Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Weight
Light-weight
220 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Wide angle Better wide angle 28 mm vs 30 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX200 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 2 cm
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Almost the same
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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 Significantly smaller 103x57x27 mm vs 103x61x38 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Thickness Much thinner 1.1" vs 1.5"
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Around 30% thinner
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 220 g
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Around 20% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Nikon Coolpix S8000 Nikon Coolpix S8000
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX200 IS:0 cm
S8000:2 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
SX200 IS:220 g
S8000:183 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX200 IS:1.5"
S8000:1.1"
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
SX200 IS:720p @ 30fps
S8000:720p
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX200 IS:28 mm
S8000:30 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SX200 IS:12x
S8000:10x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
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
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
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 SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
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
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

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

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker

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