Nikon Coolpix S230

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S230

Size
Really small
Super compact 57x91x20 mm
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
115 g
Nikon Coolpix L21

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Nikon Coolpix L21

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L21

Size
Really small
Compact 92x67x28 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
169 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L21

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Nikon S230

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Size Significantly smaller 57x91x20 mm vs 92x67x28 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 35 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Digital vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Weight Significantly lighter 115 g vs 169 g
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More than 30% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.1"
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Around 30% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 2,000 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S230's maximum light sensitivity is 0.3 f-stops better
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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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.

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
L21:38 mm
S230:35 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Standard resolution video Help
L21:480p
S230:480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Image stabilization One has image stabilization Help
L21:None
S230:Digital
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
L21:3.6x
S230:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Nikon Coolpix L21 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Compact

$110

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Nikon Coolpix L18

Nikon Coolpix L18

Compact

$530

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Canon PowerShot A480

Canon PowerShot A480

Compact

$137

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Thickness Thicker

Nikon Coolpix S230 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S100

Nikon Coolpix S100

Compact

$239

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Olympus SZ-20

Olympus SZ-20

Travel zoom

$262 - $316

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower

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