Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S4100 vs Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

54

 
Nikon Coolpix S6000

43

 

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4100

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 15fps
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
460k dots
Size
Really small
Super compact 95x56x19 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
 

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6000

Size
Really small
Compact 97x55x25 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Macro focus
Great macro
2 cm
Thickness
Thin
1"
 

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.7
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At its widest zoom, the S4100's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 15fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 95x56x19 mm vs 97x55x25 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 131 g vs 156 g
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Around 20% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $144.00 vs $275.81
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The best price we've seen is $132 cheaper (around 50% less)
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Advantages of the Nikon S6000

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Macro focus Much better macro capability 2 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 4.5x faster continuous shooting
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Nikon Coolpix S4100
54 vs 43
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Nikon Coolpix S6000 Nikon Coolpix S6000
Green arrow 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.

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S4100:0.7 fps
S6000:3 fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$90

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$119

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$117

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Touch screen No touch screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$117

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Samsung PL120

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Slightly smaller
Movie format Does not take movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$119

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen

Nikon Coolpix S6000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Nikon Coolpix S6500

Travel zoom

$187 - $197

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix S9500

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Travel zoom

$327

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Significantly larger
Weight Heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$157 - $203

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$204 - $360

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$97

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger

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