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Advantages of the Nikon S2600
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Advantages of the Nikon S3100
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Sensor shift vs Digital
3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
93x57x18 mm vs 93x58x19 mm
0.7" vs 0.8"
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent compacts
Common Strengths
| Fairly small | |||
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| Thin | |||
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 | Light weight | |||
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 | Inexpensive | |||
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Common Weaknesses
 | Short max exposure time |
| 4 seconds |
 | Poor macro capabilities |
| 10 cm |
 | Not waterproof |
| Stay on land |
 | Lower-end sensor types |
| CCD |
 | No RAW support |
| Less editing fidelity |
 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
 | No flip-out screens |
| Less flexible |
 | Low resolution screens |
| 230k dots |
 | Very small screens |
| 2.7" |
 | Both shoot high resolution HD movies |
| 720p @ 30fps |
 | Poor zoom |
| 5x |
competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix 3200
Compact
$149
 | Has a slightly wider aperture |
| Much closer macro focusing |
| Is thicker |
| Is significantly heavier |
Sony CyberShot DSC-W730
Travel zoom
$119 - $138
| Has better image stabilization |
| Much closer macro focusing |
| Is thicker |
Nikon Coolpix S2700
Compact
$140
| Much closer macro focusing |
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS
Compact
$110
| Has a slightly wider aperture |
| Much closer macro focusing |
 | Has a slightly shorter battery life |
Nikon Coolpix S2600 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon D3300
Entry-level DSLR
$397 body only
$460 - $497 with 18-55mm lens
 | Faster autofocus |
| Much longer battery life |
| Much larger |
| No image stabilization |
Nikon Coolpix S6300
Travel zoom
$269
 | Takes 3D photos |
| Better image stabilization |
| Larger |
| Thicker |
Canon PowerShot ELPH 340 HS
Travel zoom
$159
| Much better macro capability |
| Better image stabilization |
| Narrower aperture |
| Larger |
Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Compact
$144
| Much better macro capability |
| Wider aperture |
| Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching |
| Larger |
Nikon Coolpix S3300
Compact
$93
| Much better macro capability |
| Better image stabilization |
| Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching |
| Narrower aperture |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v
Travel zoom
| Higher resolution movies |
| Has a CMOS-family sensor |
| Significantly larger |
| Narrower aperture |
Canon ELPH 100 HS
Compact
$90 - $180
 | Supports 24p |
| Much better macro capability |
| Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching |
 | Worse wide angle |
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610
Ultra compact
$98
| Much better macro capability |
| Wider aperture |
| No image stabilization |
| Lower resolution movies |
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