Nikon L20 vs S8100

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L20

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the L20's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Much lighter

135 g

209 g

Around 40% lighter

Smaller

61x97x29 mm

104x60x30 mm

Around 10% smaller

Slightly thinner

1.1"

1.2"

Almost the same

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the Nikon L20

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

Much better wide angle

30 mm

38 mm

More than 20% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video

Much higher resolution screen

921k dots

230k dots

More than 4x higher resolution screen

Image stabilization

Lens, Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

More zoom

10x

3.6x

Around 8x more zoom

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S8100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Nikon S8100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix L20

39	vs	57
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Nikon Coolpix S8100

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S8100. 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

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Quite thick

L20:	1.1"
S8100:	1.2"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor wide angle

L20:	38 mm
S8100:	30 mm

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Large

L20:	61x97x29 mm
S8100:	104x60x30 mm

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Slightly longer exposures

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$300 - $327

Has way more more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is significantly more expensive

Is much heavier

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S8100

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization

Better wide angle

Significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix L22 vs the Coolpix L20

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot W510 vs the Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the Coolpix L20

Olympus Stylus 550WP

Waterproof

Image stabilization

Smaller

Much smaller screen

Narrower aperture

Compare the Stylus 550WP vs the Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Much better wide angle

More zoom

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Shoots slower

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Larger

Worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Coolpix S8100

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Nikon CoolpixL20 vs Nikon CoolpixS8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix L20

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L20

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

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

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Canon Powershot S100

Sony Cybershot WX7

Nikon Coolpix L20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Sony Cybershot W510

Nikon Coolpix P500

Olympus Stylus 550WP

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S8100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix L120

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Nikon Coolpix
L20
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S8100