Fujifilm FinePix S2900HD

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S2900HD

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Size
Really small
Compact 58x97x26 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
140 g

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2900HD

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the S2900HD's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 18x vs 7x
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More than 6.5x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
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 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon S630

Size Significantly smaller 58x97x26 mm vs 110x73x81 mm
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4.5x smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 11 fps vs 1.2 fps
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More than 9x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Much thinner 1" vs 3.2"
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3.1x thinner
Weight Much lighter 140 g vs 437 g
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3.1x lighter
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Fujifilm FinePix S2900HD. 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 compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
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
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
S2900HD:28 mm
S630:37 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
S2900HD:720p @ 30fps
S630:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization

Fujifilm FinePix S2900HD Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD

Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD

Super zoom

Weight Lighter
Shutter lag Less shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost) Worse boost ISO
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Size Smaller
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Less zoom

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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