Nikon S3100 vs Olympus 7010

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Smaller

93x57x18 mm

98x56x26 mm

More than 30% smaller

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S3100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Significantly thinner

0.7"

Around 30% thinner

Lighter

118 g

145 g

Around 20% lighter

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the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Olympus 7010

Wider aperture

f/3.0

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the 7010's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Slightly more zoom

Around 2x more zoom

Learn more about
the Olympus 7010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3100

61	vs	50
Explain scores

Olympus Stylus 7010

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S3100. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact 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.

	Short max exposure time
	4 seconds

	Poor macro capabilities
	10 cm

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

S3100:	720p @ 30fps
7010:	480p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Much closer macro focusing

Has boost light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Stylus 7010

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Stylus 7010

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Stylus 7010

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has better image stabilization

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Stylus 7010

Olympus VG120

Compact

$118

Has a significantly larger screen

Slightly closer macro focusing

Has worse image stabilization

Compare the VG120 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the VG120 vs the Stylus 7010

Nikon Coolpix S5100

Compact

$172 - $298

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has better image stabilization

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the Coolpix S5100 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Coolpix S5100 vs the Stylus 7010

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the VR320 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the VR320 vs the Stylus 7010

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Slightly larger sensor

Does not take movies

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Significantly better macro capability

Slightly more zoom

Narrower aperture

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Wider aperture

Much better macro capability

Worse wide angle

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Wider aperture

Significantly larger screen

Much more shutter lag

Worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Coolpix S3100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Higher resolution movies

Much more zoom

Significantly larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Stylus 7010

Olympus Stylus 7040

Compact

Significantly larger screen

Much better macro capability

Compare the Stylus 7040 vs the Stylus 7010

HP Photosmart M417

Compact

$71

Has a viewfinder

Wider aperture

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller screen

Compare the Photosmart M417 vs the Stylus 7010

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Much better macro capability

Smaller

Much worse wide angle

Smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot SD1200 IS vs the Stylus 7010

Olympus VR-340

Travel zoom

$149

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly larger screen

Compare the VR-340 vs the Stylus 7010

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Nikon CoolpixS3100 vs Olympus Stylus7010

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Olympus Stylus 7010

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 7010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Olympus 7010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Sony Cybershot W570

Olympus VG120

Nikon Coolpix S5100

Olympus VR320

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Olympus Stylus 7010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Olympus Stylus 7040

HP Photosmart M417

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Olympus VR-340

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Nikon Coolpix
S3100
vs
Olympus Stylus
7010