Nikon S6100 vs Panasonic DMC-ZS5

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Advantages of the Nikon S6100

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Smaller

97x58x26 mm

103x60x32 mm

More than 20% smaller

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S6100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Lighter

175 g

214 g

Around 20% lighter

Thinner

1.3"

Around 20% thinner

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1300s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Cheaper

$196.95

$297.99

The best price we've seen is $101 cheaper (more than 30% less)

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the Nikon S6100

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS5

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.7

At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZS5's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

More zoom

12x

Around 3x more zoom

Much longer exposures

60s

15x longer exposures

Shoots slightly faster

2.3 fps

1.2 fps

More than 90% faster continuous shooting

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the Panasonic DMC-ZS5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S6100

54	vs	47
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S6100. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

	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

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S6100

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S6100

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Cybershot H70 vs the Coolpix S6100

Compare the Cybershot H70 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Higher resolution movies

Wider aperture

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Higher resolution movies

Wider aperture

No image stabilization

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Coolpix S6100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Significantly wider aperture

Smaller

No touch screen

Lower resolution screen

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$167 - $170

Better wide angle

Smaller

No touch screen

Worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the Coolpix S6100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

More zoom

Significantly larger screen

Slightly thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Slightly larger

Heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS3 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Slightly larger

More expensive

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Travel zoom

Much faster max shutter speed

Much lower true resolution

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS1 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS5

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Nikon CoolpixS6100 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZS5

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S6100

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cybershot H70

Nikon Coolpix S6100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

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Nikon Coolpix
S6100
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS5