Nikon Coolpix S630

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Weight
Light-weight
140 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

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the L24's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
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Advantages of the Nikon S630

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Continuous shooting Shoots much faster 11 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 15.5x faster continuous shooting
Zoom More zoom 7x vs 3.6x
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Around 4x more zoom
Size Smaller 58x97x26 mm vs 97x60x28 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 182 g
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More than 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.1"
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Around 10% thinner
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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
37 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

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
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
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
Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
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
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture

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
Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
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 S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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