Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix P500 vs Nikon Coolpix P80

Nikon Coolpix P100

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"Good high ISO performance"
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's iso-noise
"Materials, fit, and finish are typical for the class and price point."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's build-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P100

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Nikon Coolpix P80

50

Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix P80

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P80

Size
Really small
Prosumer size 110x79x78 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
3.1"
Weight
Light-weight
405 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital

differences

Advantages of the Nikon P100

Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Zoom Significantly more zoom 26.1x vs 18x
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More than 2x more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 27 mm
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Almost the same
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The P100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Nikon Coolpix P100 Learn more about
the Nikon P100

Advantages of the Nikon P80

Size Smaller 110x79x78 mm vs 114x83x99 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Thickness Thinner 3.1" vs 3.9"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 405 g vs 481 g
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Around 20% lighter
Nikon Coolpix P80 Learn more about
the Nikon P80
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix P100 Nikon Coolpix P100
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Nikon Coolpix P80 Nikon Coolpix P80
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix P100.

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Nikon P500 vs Nikon P100

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Zoom Great zoom Help
P100:26.1x
P80:18x
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Thickness Quite thick Help
P100:3.9"
P80:3.1"
Weight Heavy Help
P100:481 g
P80:405 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Size Large Help
P100:114x83x99 mm
P80:110x79x78 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

External flash No external flash support Help
Less expandable
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
8 seconds
Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
External flash Supports an external flash
Weight Is significantly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Nikon Coolpix P100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Size Slightly smaller
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Zoom Less zoom
Placeholder

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150

Compact

Size Much smaller
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

Nikon Coolpix P80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon Coolpix P80.

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