Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S6300 vs Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4000

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Super compact 95x57x20 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
131 g
Nikon Coolpix S6200

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6200

Battery life
Great battery life
250 shots

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S6200

Zoom More zoom 10x vs 4x
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Around 6.5x more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 27 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Lowest price Cheaper $176.69 vs $289.24
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The best price we've seen is $113 cheaper (around 40% less)
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Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 95x57x20 mm vs 93x58x26 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 8 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 131 g vs 160 g
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Around 20% lighter
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4000. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
S6200:10 cm
S4000:8 cm
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
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S6200:1.2 fps
S4000:0.9 fps
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
S6200:720p @ 30fps
S4000:720p

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$167 - $170

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Size Smaller
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Less zoom

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Size Slightly smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Aperture Wider aperture
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen

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