Nikon Coolpix S4100

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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
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
5.5 fps
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
280 ms shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4100

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 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
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 95x56x19 mm vs 98x55x23 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S4100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 131 g vs 163 g
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Around 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS10

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FS10's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 8x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Nikon Coolpix S4100
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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
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

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High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
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Compact

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Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies

Nikon Coolpix S4100 Competitors

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Disadvantages

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Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S4300

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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 S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Ultra compact

$111 - $127

Size Smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Pentax Optio P80

Pentax Optio P80

Compact

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Travel zoom

$232 - $262

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Weight Significantly lighter
Lowest price Much cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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