Nikon S3100 vs Sony DSC-W620

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

Slightly smaller

93x57x18 mm

98x56x20 mm

Around 10% smaller

Slightly thinner

0.7"

0.8"

Around 10% thinner

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1600s

20% faster max shutter speed

Slightly longer exposures

2x longer exposures

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the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W620

Significantly better macro capability

5 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Cheaper

$88.00

$167.64

The best price we've seen is $80 cheaper (around 50% less)

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the Sony DSC-W620

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3100

47	vs	45
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Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

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.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

S3100:	93x57x18 mm
DSC-W620:	98x56x20 mm

Light weight

S3100:	118 g
DSC-W620:	116 g

Thin

S3100:	0.7"
DSC-W620:	0.8"

Short max exposure time

S3100:	4s
DSC-W620:	2s

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

S3100:	0.7 fps
DSC-W620:	1.1 fps

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$97

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$93

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly closer macro focusing

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$136 - $163

Significantly worse macro focusing

Doesn't record movies

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

Has a touch screen

Doesn't record movies

Compare the PL120 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the PL120 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

$144

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly more expensive

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Fujifilm Finepix JX550

Compact

Has in-camera HDR

Slightly lighter

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Finepix JX550 vs the Coolpix S3100

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S3400 vs the Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$255

Less shutter lag

Better macro capability

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$102

Wider aperture

Much better macro capability

No image stabilization

Worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$99

Image stabilization

Wider aperture

Shorter battery life

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Compact

$88

Image stabilization

Faster max shutter speed

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129

Image stabilization

Significantly larger screen

Larger

Shorter battery life

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

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Nikon CoolpixS3100 vs Sony CybershotDSC-W620

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W620

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Samsung PL120

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm Finepix JX550

Fujifilm FinePix S3400

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Canon PowerShot A2200

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

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Nikon Coolpix
S3100
vs
Sony Cybershot
DSC-W620