Nikon Coolpix
S6200
 vs
Olympus
VR-340

Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S6300 vs Olympus VR-340

Nikon Coolpix S6200

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Olympus VR-340

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6200

Wide angle
 Wide angle lens
25 mm
Battery life
 Great battery life
250 shots
 

Reasons to buy the Olympus VR-340

Wide angle
 Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
460k dots
Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S6200
Size Smaller 93x58x26 mm vs 104x60x28 mm
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 More than 20% smaller
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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 Less risk of blur
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.1"
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 Around 10% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 160 g vs 170 g
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 Around 10% lighter
Nikon Coolpix S6200 Learn more about
the Nikon S6200

Advantages of the Olympus VR-340
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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 Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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 More than 10% larger screen
Wide angle Better wide angle 24 mm vs 25 mm
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 Almost the same
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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 2x higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.0 vs f/3.2
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 At its widest zoom, the VR-340's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $99.00 vs $119.00
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 The best price we've seen is $20 cheaper (around 20% less)
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the Olympus VR-340
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Nikon Coolpix S6200
48 vs 47
Explain scores
Olympus VR-340 Olympus VR-340
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
S6200:25 mm
VR-340:24 mm
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
S6200:$119.00
VR-340:$99.00
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
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
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
10x
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$166
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the VR-340
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68
Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the VR-340
Olympus VR-350

Olympus VR-350

Travel zoom

$110
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
3D Captures 3D images
Size Is slightly larger
Compare the VR-350 vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the VR-350 vs the VR-340
Olympus VR-360

Olympus VR-360

Digicam

$115
3D Captures 3D images
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Compare the VR-360 vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the VR-360 vs the VR-340
Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Wide angle Has a much narrower wide angle lens
Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the VR-340
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $139
Size Is slightly smaller
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the VR-340
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Coolpix S6200
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the VR-340

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$117
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the Coolpix S6200
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$117
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S6200

Olympus VR-340 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Olympus VG-160

Olympus VG-160

Compact

$80
Size Significantly smaller
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Compare the VG-160 vs the VR-340
Olympus VG-170

Olympus VG-170

Compact

$103
3D Takes 3D photos
Size Smaller
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Compare the VG-170 vs the VR-340

appearance

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Olympus VR-340
Nikon Coolpix S6200 Olympus VR-340
Nikon Coolpix S6200 Olympus VR-340

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