Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS vs Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Winner

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Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Runner-up

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S9100

	Great zoom
	18x

	High resolution screen
	921k dots

	In-camera HDR
	Combines multiple exposures

	In-camera panoramas
	Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS over the Nikon Coolpix S9100.

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Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

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Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SX210 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Smaller

105x59x31 mm

105x62x35 mm

More than 10% smaller

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Thinner

1.3"

1.4"

Around 10% thinner

Longer exposures

15s

15x longer exposures

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Advantages of the Nikon S9100

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Much higher resolution screen

921k dots

230k dots

More than 4x higher resolution screen

Better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video

More zoom

18x

14x

Around 70% more zoom

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Has in-camera HDR

Yes

Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Shoots significantly faster

9.5 fps

0.7 fps

More than 13.5x faster continuous shooting

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S9100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Better macro capability

4 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens

Significantly cheaper

$219.00

$466.52

The best price we've seen is $248 cheaper (2.1x less)

Slightly lighter

214 g

220 g

Almost the same

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the Nikon S9100

recommendations

Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Snapsort Recommends

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS 53

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

Heavy

SX210 IS:	220 g
S9100:	214 g

Quite thick

SX210 IS:	1.3"
S9100:	1.4"

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Large

SX210 IS:	105x59x31 mm
S9100:	105x62x35 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199

Has a built-in GPS

Records movies in 24p

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $200

Has a built-in GPS

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

Records movies in 24p

Has slightly less shutter lag

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot S110

Pro digicam

$235 - $250

Has a much wider aperture

Is slightly smaller

Has slightly more shutter lag

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the Coolpix S9100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$180

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is significantly smaller

Has significantly less zoom

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Travel zoom

Is slightly smaller

Has significantly less shutter lag

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Has slightly less zoom

Compare the Coolpix S8000 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the Coolpix S8000 vs the Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$113 - $149

Has a significantly longer battery life

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot SX700 HS

Travel zoom

$349 - $354

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly larger

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX700 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60

Travel zoom

$531 - $547

Much more zoom

Has a GPS

Larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ60 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

$350

Significantly better macro capability

Cheaper

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX200 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$219

Wider aperture

Smaller

Less zoom

Lacks in-camera HDR

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

Smaller

Better image stabilization

Significantly worse wide angle

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Travel zoom

$175

Has a GPS

Has an OLED screen

Lower resolution screen

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix S9500 vs the Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$224

Has a GPS

Takes 3D photos

Lower speed movies

Shorter battery life

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the Coolpix S9100

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

Has a GPS

Takes 3D photos

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Less zoom

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Coolpix S9100

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Nikon Coolpix S9100

vs

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S9100

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S9100

recommendations

Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

vs

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot S110

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX700 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS