Nikon S3100 vs Sony DSC-W380

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Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Significantly cheaper

$131.95

$314.88

The best price we've seen is $183 cheaper (2.4x less)

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-W380

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.4

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the DSC-W380's lens captures slightly more light (0.8 f-stops)

Better wide angle

24 mm

26 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Significantly better macro capability

5 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Slightly less shutter lag

280 ms

570 ms

2x less delay when taking photos

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly smaller

91x52x20 mm

93x57x18 mm

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Shoots slightly faster

1.5 fps

0.7 fps

More than 2x faster continuous shooting

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the Sony DSC-W380

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3100

69	vs	71
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

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

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

S3100:	93x57x18 mm
DSC-W380:	91x52x20 mm

Light weight

S3100:	118 g
DSC-W380:	117 g

Thin

S3100:	0.7"
DSC-W380:	0.8"

Short max exposure time

S3100:	4s
DSC-W380:	2s

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Slow continuous shooting

S3100:	0.7 fps
DSC-W380:	1.5 fps

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

S3100:	720p @ 30fps
DSC-W380:	720p

	Poor zoom
	5x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	3,200 ISO

competitors

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 Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Slightly closer macro focusing

Slightly longer exposures

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

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 Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is slightly heavier

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Has slightly more zoom

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S3100

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

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

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

No image stabilization

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S4100 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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Ultra compact

Slightly smaller

Better macro capability

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W320 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Smaller

Better macro capability

Narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Compact

$169 - $211

Significantly larger screen

Slightly more zoom

Much worse wide angle

Much narrower aperture

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W370 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

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Nikon CoolpixS3100 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3100

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W380

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent ultra compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cybershot W570

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S3100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

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Nikon Coolpix
S3100
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Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-W380