Compare the Nikon Coolpix S4100 vs the Nikon Coolpix S6000

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

Wider aperture

f/3.2

f/3.7

At its widest zoom, the S4100's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 15fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Smaller

95x56x19 mm

97x55x25 mm

Around 20% smaller

Thinner

0.8"

More than 20% thinner

Lighter

131 g

156 g

Around 20% lighter

Cheaper

$144.00

$275.81

The best price we've seen is $132 cheaper (around 50% less)

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the Nikon S4100

Advantages of the Nikon S6000

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Much better macro capability

2 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Slightly more zoom

Around 2x more zoom

Shoots faster

3 fps

0.7 fps

Around 4.5x faster continuous shooting

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Nikon S6000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S4100

54	vs	43
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S6000

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4100.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Slow continuous shooting

S4100:	0.7 fps
S6000:	3 fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$90

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly longer exposures

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the Coolpix S4100

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$119

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S4100

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$117

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S4100

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S6000

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly longer exposures

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the Coolpix S4100

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Image stabilization

Significantly better macro capability

No touch screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Wider aperture

Much better macro capability

Worse wide angle

No touch screen

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$117

Image stabilization

Significantly better macro capability

Lower resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the Coolpix S4100

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

Image stabilization

Slightly smaller

Does not take movies

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PL120 vs the Coolpix S4100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$119

Supports 24p

Image stabilization

Worse wide angle

No touch screen

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Travel zoom

$187 - $197

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

No built-in flash

Slightly larger

Compare the Coolpix S6500 vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Travel zoom

$327

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly larger

Heavier

Compare the Coolpix S9500 vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$157 - $203

Significantly better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much worse macro capability

Slightly larger

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$204 - $360

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$97

Wider aperture

Better wide angle

Much worse macro capability

Larger

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Coolpix S6000

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Nikon CoolpixS4100 vs Nikon CoolpixS6000

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S6000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

Advantages of the Nikon S6000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Samsung PL120

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix L26

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Nikon Coolpix
S4100
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Nikon Coolpix
S6000