Nikon L21 vs Sony W510

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L21

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Nikon L21 vs the Sony W510.

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the Nikon L21

Advantages of the Sony W510

Much better wide angle

26 mm

38 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Image stabilization

Lens, Digital

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Significantly smaller

96x54x19 mm

92x67x28 mm

More than 40% smaller

Wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the W510's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

Around 30% thinner

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The W510's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Significantly lighter

119 g

169 g

Around 30% lighter

Better macro capability

4 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens

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the Sony W510

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix L21

38	vs	57
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Sony Cybershot W510

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-W510.

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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.

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Standard resolution video

L21:	480p
W510:	480p @ 30fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

L21:	2.5"
W510:	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor zoom

L21:	3.6x
W510:	4.4x

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Records lower quality movies

Has boost light sensitivity

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-S1 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the Lumix DMC-S1 vs the Cybershot W510

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Records lower quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Cybershot W510

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Has significantly more zoom

Records lower quality movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the VR320 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the VR320 vs the Cybershot W510

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Coolpix L21

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Compact

$110

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Lumix DMC-LS6 vs the Coolpix L21

Nikon Coolpix L18

Compact

$530

Much larger screen

Significantly better wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix L18 vs the Coolpix L21

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Much better wide angle

Significantly smaller

Worse macro capability

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix L21

Canon PowerShot A480

Compact

$137

Significantly better macro capability

Better wide angle

Lower resolution screen

Thicker

Compare the PowerShot A480 vs the Coolpix L21

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Can create panoramas in-camera

Slightly smaller

No image stabilization

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cybershot W510

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Higher resolution movies

Better macro capability

No image stabilization

Worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Cybershot W510

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Ultra compact

$111 - $127

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W310 vs the Cybershot W510

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Can create panoramas in-camera

Slightly smaller

More expensive

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cybershot W510

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Higher resolution movies

Can create panoramas in-camera

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Cybershot W510

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Nikon CoolpixL21 vs Sony CybershotW510

Sony Cybershot W510

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot W510

Nikon Coolpix L21

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L21

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L21

Advantages of the Sony W510

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Nikon Coolpix L26

Olympus VR320

Nikon Coolpix L21 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Nikon Coolpix L18

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Canon PowerShot A480

Sony Cybershot DSC-W510 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Canon PowerShot A2200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Nikon Coolpix S3100

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Nikon Coolpix
L21
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Sony Cybershot
W510