Nikon S3100 vs Pentax P70

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Image stabilization

Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

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

Smaller

93x57x18 mm

97x54x22 mm

More than 10% smaller

Lighter

118 g

155 g

More than 20% lighter

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Significantly cheaper

$131.95

$293.74

The best price we've seen is $162 cheaper (2.2x less)

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the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Pentax P70

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the P70's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

3,200 ISO

The P70's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Pentax P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3100

61	vs	60
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Pentax Optio P70

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. 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

Fairly small

S3100:	93x57x18 mm
P70:	97x54x22 mm

	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

HD (720p) video

S3100:	720p @ 30fps
P70:	720p

Poor zoom

S3100:	5x
P70:	3.9x

competitors

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Has better image stabilization

Significantly closer macro focusing

Has a slower max shutter speed

Records lower quality movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Optio P70

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Optio P70

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Wider aperture

Much better macro capability

No image stabilization

Worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S3100

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 ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Worse wide angle

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the ELPH 100 HS 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

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix P90 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix P50

Digicam

Significantly better macro capability

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P50 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Optio P70

Olympus PEN E-P1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$185 body only

$375 with 17mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Much larger

Compare the PEN E-P1 vs the Optio P70

Samsung ST6500

Compact

Image stabilization

Much higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the ST6500 vs the Optio P70

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Nikon CoolpixS3100 vs Pentax OptioP70

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Pentax Optio P70

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Pentax P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Pentax Optio P70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P50

Nikon Coolpix L120

Olympus PEN E-P1

Samsung ST6500

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Nikon Coolpix
S3100
vs
Pentax Optio
P70