Fujifilm F31fd vs Nikon S3100

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm F31fd

Much larger sensor

1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

More than 50% larger sensor

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the F31fd's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Significantly better macro capability

5 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Shoots slightly faster

2.2 fps

0.7 fps

More than 3x faster continuous shooting

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Fujifilm F31fd

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Much better wide angle

26 mm

36 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

9.7 MP

6.1 MP

Capture around 60% more detail in your photos

Image stabilization

Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Smaller

93x57x18 mm

93x57x28 mm

More than 30% smaller

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Significantly lighter

118 g

185 g

Around 40% lighter

Significantly thinner

0.7"

1.1"

More than 30% thinner

Much cheaper

$131.95

$499.59

The best price we've seen is $368 cheaper (3.8x less)

Slightly more zoom

Around 3x more zoom

Learn more about
the Nikon S3100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

57	vs	61
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S3100. 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

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

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

F31fd:	2.5"
S3100:	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

F31fd:	480p @ 30fps
S3100:	720p @ 30fps

Poor zoom

F31fd:	3x
S3100:	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the FinePix F31fd

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the FinePix F31fd

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much higher true resolution

Much better wide angle

Smaller sensor

Larger

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the FinePix F31fd

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Much higher true resolution

Much better wide angle

Larger

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the FinePix F31fd

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Much higher true resolution

Much better wide angle

Larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the FinePix F31fd

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the FinePix F31fd

Fujifilm FinePix F40fd

Compact

Much higher true resolution

Larger sensor

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Worse macro capability

Compare the FinePix F40fd vs the FinePix F31fd

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Wider aperture

Much better macro capability

No image stabilization

Worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Slightly larger sensor

Does not take movies

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Significantly better macro capability

Slightly more zoom

Narrower aperture

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Wider aperture

Much better macro capability

Worse wide angle

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

No image stabilization

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Coolpix S3100

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Fujifilm FinePixF31fd vs Nikon CoolpixS3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm F31fd

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Fujifilm FinePix F31fd Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon Powershot SX40

Fujifilm FinePix F40fd

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4100

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Fujifilm FinePix
F31fd
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S3100