Nikon Coolpix S220

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S220

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 90x56x18 mm
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
100 g
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

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S220

Size Smaller 90x56x18 mm vs 57x91x20 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Weight Lighter 100 g vs 115 g
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More than 10% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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10% thinner
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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
Image stabilization Image stabilization Digital vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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

Nikon Coolpix S220 Nikon Coolpix S220
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Nikon Coolpix S230 Nikon Coolpix S230
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
S220:90x56x18 mm
S230:57x91x20 mm
Continuous shooting Fast continuous shooting Help
11 fps
Weight Light weight Help
S220:100 g
S230:115 g
Thickness Thin Help
S220:0.7"
S230:0.8"
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
10 cm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
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 Movie support Help
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
S220:None
S230:Digital
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
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 S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Nikon Coolpix S220 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Size Larger

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

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