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
Fujifilm FinePix S2600HD

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S2600HD

Zoom
Great zoom
18x
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
390 ms shutter lag
Macro focus
Great macro
2 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2600HD

Zoom More zoom 18x vs 5x
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Around 13x more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability 2 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the S2600HD's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 390 ms vs 570 ms
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More than 30% less delay when taking photos
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.3 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 90% faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 8s vs 4s
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2x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Size Significantly smaller 93x57x18 mm vs 110x73x81 mm
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6.6x smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Thickness Much thinner 0.7" vs 3.2"
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4.4x thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 118 g vs 337 g
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2.9x lighter
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S3100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix S2600HD Fujifilm FinePix S2600HD
39 vs 39
Explain scores
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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 super zoom with a ultra compact.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S2600HD:1.3 fps
S3100:0.7 fps
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
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Fujifilm FinePix S2600HD Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Super zoom

Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO
Weight Heavier
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD

Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD

Super zoom

Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO
Weight Heavier
Shutter lag More shutter lag
Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Weight Heavier
Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier

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

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
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Lowest price More expensive
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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