Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S230 vs Olympus SZ-11

Olympus SZ-10

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Winner

Olympus SZ10

Reasons to buy the Olympus SZ10

3D
Takes 3D photos
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Nikon Coolpix S230

29

Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S230

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 S230

Continuous shooting Shoots much faster 11 fps vs 0.9 fps
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More than 12x faster continuous shooting
Size Smaller 57x91x20 mm vs 105x67x37 mm
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2.6x smaller
Weight Lighter 115 g vs 235 g
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2x lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1.5"
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Around 50% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 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
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Advantages of the Olympus SZ10

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 18x vs 3x
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36x more zoom
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
3D Takes 3D photos Yes vs No
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Combines multiple photos into a 3D image
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Sensor shift vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S230 Nikon Coolpix S230
29 vs 39
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Olympus SZ10 Olympus SZ-10
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Olympus SZ-10. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
S230:35 mm
SZ10:28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
S230:480p @ 30fps
SZ10:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SZ-20

Olympus SZ-20

Travel zoom

$262 - $316

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen

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

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
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 Slightly larger
Weight 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
Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Size Slightly larger

Olympus SZ-10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
Aperture Narrower aperture
Olympus SZ-14

Olympus SZ-14

Digicam

$257 - $321

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Olympus SZ-11

Olympus SZ-11

Digicam

$270 - $424

Zoom Slightly more zoom
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Lowest price More expensive
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
Olympus SZ-30MR

Olympus SZ-30MR

Travel zoom

$356 - $471

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
Macro focus Worse macro capability

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