Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S6200 vs Nikon Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S6100

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6100

Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm
Nikon Coolpix S70

53

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S70

Screen size
Large screen
3.5"
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.8"

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S6100

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.7 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the S6100's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 288k dots
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Around 60% higher resolution screen
Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 2,000 ISO
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The S6100's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better
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Advantages of the Nikon S70

Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Screen size Much larger screen 3.5" vs 3.0"
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Around 20% larger screen
Size Smaller 97x61x20 mm vs 97x58x26 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 160 g vs 175 g
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Around 10% lighter
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S6100 Nikon Coolpix S6100
54 vs 53
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Touch screen Have touch screens Help
Less buttons
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
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
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
S6100:f/3.7
S70:f/3.9
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Touch screen Doesn't have a touch screen
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Touch screen Doesn't have a touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Slightly lower boost light sensitivity
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Nikon Coolpix S6100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Smaller
Touch screen No touch screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Nikon Coolpix S4300

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$167 - $170

Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Smaller
Touch screen No touch screen
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Aperture Much wider aperture
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

Aperture Much wider aperture
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Much smaller screen

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