Nikon Coolpix S3100

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"The Coolpix S3100 generally produces well exposed images although on occasions the camera underexposed a touch in bright conditions with colours accurately reproduced."
ephotozine.com | talking about the S3100's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
570 ms shutter lag
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Olympus Stylus 7010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 7010

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 93x57x18 mm vs 98x56x26 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S3100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1"
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Around 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 118 g vs 145 g
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Around 20% lighter
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Advantages of the Olympus 7010

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.0 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the 7010's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Nikon Coolpix S3100
61 vs 50
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Olympus Stylus 7010 Olympus Stylus 7010
Green arrow 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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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
10 cm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
S3100:720p @ 30fps
7010:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Macro focus Much closer macro focusing
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Olympus VG-120

Olympus VG120

Compact

$118

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S5100

Nikon Coolpix S5100

Compact

$172 - $298

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
Movie format Does not take movies
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Shutter lag Much more shutter lag
Wide angle Worse wide angle

Olympus Stylus 7010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Olympus Stylus 7040

Olympus Stylus 7040

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Placeholder

HP Photosmart M417

Compact

$71

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Aperture Wider aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen
Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Macro focus Much better macro capability
Size Smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Smaller screen
Olympus VR-340

Olympus VR-340

Travel zoom

$149

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen

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