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differences
Advantages of the Nikon S8200
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1 cm vs 5 cm
104x59x33 mm vs 105x59x34 mm
213 g vs 245 g
961k dots vs 921k dots
1/4000s vs 1/1600s
1.3" vs 1.3"
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX9v
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Yes vs No
Yes vs No
Yes vs No
16x vs 14x
24 mm vs 25 mm
300 shots vs 250 shots
10 fps vs 6 fps
30s vs 4s
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent compacts
Common Strengths
| High resolution screens | |||
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 | Good image stabilization |
| Lens |
 | In-camera panoramas |
| Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama |
 | Better sensor types |
| Better in low light |
Common Weaknesses
 | Not waterproof |
| Stay on land |
| Heavy | |||
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| Quite thick |
| 1.3" |
 | No RAW support |
| Less editing fidelity |
 | No flip-out screens |
| Less flexible |
| Large | |||
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Compared to recent travel zooms
Common Strengths
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Common Weaknesses
 | No touchscreens |
| More buttons |
 | No high speed movie support |
| Not supported |
competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100
Pro digicam
$498
 | Has a much wider aperture |
| Has a slightly higher resolution screen |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
 | Is slightly more expensive |
Nikon Coolpix S8000
Travel zoom
$200
| Is slightly smaller |
| Is thinner |
| Has a CCD-family sensor |
| Lacks a built in panoramas |
Nikon Coolpix S9700
Travel zoom
$222 - $300
| Has way more more zoom |
| Records high-speed movies |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Is slightly larger |
Nikon Coolpix S8200 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S6800
Travel zoom
$130 - $217
| Significantly smaller |
| Significantly thinner |
| Significantly lower resolution screen |
| Shorter battery life |
Nikon Coolpix S9300
Travel zoom
$275
| Has a GPS |
| Takes 3D photos |
| Significantly worse macro capability |
| Narrower aperture |
Nikon Coolpix S9100
Travel zoom
$265
| More zoom |
| Records high-speed movies |
| Worse image stabilization |
| Significantly worse macro capability |
Nikon Coolpix S9200
Travel zoom
$236
| Takes 3D photos |
| More zoom |
| Significantly worse macro capability |
| Narrower aperture |
Nikon Coolpix S8100
Travel zoom
$200
| Records high-speed movies |
| Smaller |
| Significantly worse wide angle |
| Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching |
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V
Travel zoom
$299 - $368
| Much more zoom |
 | Supports an external flash |
| Larger |
| Narrower aperture |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Travel zoom
$362
 | Better maximum light sensitivity |
| Slightly longer battery life |
| Slightly worse wide angle |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Travel zoom
$330
| More zoom |
| Better maximum light sensitivity |
| Slightly worse wide angle |
| Larger |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v
Travel zoom
| Smaller |
| Lighter |
| Much lower resolution screen |
| Doesn't take 3D photos |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v
Travel zoom
$275
| Smaller |
| Thinner |
| Less zoom |
| Narrower aperture |
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