Nikon Coolpix S220

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S220

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 90x56x18 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
100 g
Nikon Coolpix L24

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Nikon Coolpix L24

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L24

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
True resolution
High true resolution
9.7 MP

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L24

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Nikon S220

Size Significantly smaller 90x56x18 mm vs 97x60x28 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots much faster 11 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 15.5x faster continuous shooting
Wide angle Better wide angle 35 mm vs 37 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Weight Much lighter 100 g vs 182 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1.1"
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Around 40% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 2,000 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S220's maximum light sensitivity is 0.3 f-stops better
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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 S220. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra 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.

Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
L24:37 mm
S220:35 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
L24:3.6x
S220:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing

Nikon Coolpix L24 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Digicam

$93 - $118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Lowest price More expensive
Canon PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A800

Compact

$84 - $90

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Screen size Much smaller screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix S220 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier

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