Nikon Coolpix S4100

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4100

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 15fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
26 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
460k dots
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

Wide angle Much better wide angle 26 mm vs 37 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 15fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the S4100's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Size Smaller 95x56x19 mm vs 58x97x26 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 131 g vs 140 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Nikon S630

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Continuous shooting Shoots much faster 11 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 15.5x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Weight Light weight Help
S4100:131 g
S630:140 g
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

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Macro focus Much closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$167 - $170

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Touch screen No touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Touch screen No touch screen

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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