Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Fujifilm FinePix S1600 vs Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P100

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"Good high ISO performance"
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's iso-noise
"Materials, fit, and finish are typical for the class and price point."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's build-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P100

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Fujifilm FinePix S1600

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S1600

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Prosumer size 110x73x81 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Weight
Light-weight
337 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S1600

Size Smaller 110x73x81 mm vs 114x83x99 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Weight Lighter 337 g vs 481 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 3.2" vs 3.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Fujifilm FinePix S1600 Learn more about
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Advantages of the Nikon P100

Zoom Significantly more zoom 26.1x vs 15x
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More than 3x more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the P100's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.3 fps
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More than 7.5x faster continuous shooting
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The P100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 2 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Nikon Coolpix P100 Learn more about
the Nikon P100
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix S1600 Fujifilm FinePix S1600
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Nikon Coolpix P100 Nikon Coolpix P100
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
S1600:2 cm
P100:1 cm
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Thickness Quite thick Help
S1600:3.2"
P100:3.9"
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
S1600:337 g
P100:481 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Size Large Help
S1600:110x73x81 mm
P100:114x83x99 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

External flash No external flash support Help
Less expandable
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
8 seconds
Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier

Fujifilm FinePix S1600 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Zoom More zoom
Weight Heavier
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Super zoom

Zoom More zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Olympus SP-600 UZ

Olympus SP-600 UZ

Super zoom

$305

Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster
Macro focus Better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Super zoom

$462

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD

Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD

Super zoom

Zoom More zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO

Nikon Coolpix P100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Size Smaller
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Size Slightly smaller
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Zoom Less zoom
Placeholder

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150

Compact

Size Much smaller
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies

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