Nikon Coolpix S3100

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"The Coolpix S3100 generally produces well exposed images although on occasions the camera underexposed a touch in bright conditions with colours accurately reproduced."
ephotozine.com | talking about the S3100's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
570 ms shutter lag
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Casio Exilim EX-Z550

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z550

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z550

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the EX-Z550's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
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
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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
Weight Lighter 118 g vs 143 g
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Around 20% lighter
Size Slightly smaller 93x57x18 mm vs 99x53x20 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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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 compact with a ultra compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
EX-Z550:99x53x20 mm
S3100:93x57x18 mm
Thickness Thin Help
EX-Z550:0.8"
S3100:0.7"
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
EX-Z550:$135.99
S3100:$131.95
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
EX-Z550:720p
S3100:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-Z550:4x
S3100:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Samsung PL120

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

$99 - $109

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Movie format Doesn't record movies
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Casio Exilim EX-Z550 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Much larger
Casio Exilim EX-Z800

Casio Exilim EX-Z800

Ultra compact

$164 - $194

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Weight Lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Kodak EasyShare M532

Kodak EasyShare M532

Compact

$182 - $216

Weight Lighter
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
Movie format Does not take movies
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

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