Nikon L21 vs Sony DSC-S2000

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Advantages of the Nikon L21

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Nikon L21 vs the Sony DSC-S2000.

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the Nikon L21

Advantages of the Sony DSC-S2000

Much better wide angle

33 mm

38 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DSC-S2000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly smaller

98x61x27 mm

92x67x28 mm

Around 10% smaller

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

Slightly thinner

1.1"

Almost the same

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the Sony DSC-S2000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix L21

38	vs	44
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000.

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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

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	Quite thick
	1.1"

Poor wide angle

L21:	38 mm
DSC-S2000:	33 mm

	Very small screens
	2.5"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Movie support
	480p

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor zoom

L21:	3.6x
DSC-S2000:	3.2x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly larger screen

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has much more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$77 - $131

Records lower quality movies

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a much smaller sensor

Takes much lower resolution photos

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Nikon Coolpix L20

Compact

Has a much larger screen

Is slightly lighter

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Coolpix L20 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the Coolpix L20 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100

Compact

$99 - $102

Has a much larger screen

Is slightly less expensive

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-S2100 vs the Coolpix L21

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-S2100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

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

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

Compare the VR320 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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Compare the Lumix DMC-S1 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 W560

Compact

$116

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

Slightly lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the Cybershot W560 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Canon PowerShot A800

Compact

$84 - $90

Significantly better macro capability

Slightly wider aperture

Significantly worse wide angle

Lower resolution screen

Compare the PowerShot A800 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Much better wide angle

Supports 24p

Larger

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Slightly lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

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Nikon CoolpixL21 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-S2000

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000

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 DSC-S2000

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100

Nikon Coolpix L21 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Olympus VR320

Nikon Coolpix L18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Canon PowerShot A480

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W560

Canon PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon ELPH 300 HS

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Nikon Coolpix
L21
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Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-S2000