Nikon S3000 vs S8100

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3000

Much smaller

94x56x19 mm

104x60x30 mm

Around 50% smaller

Significantly better wide angle

27 mm

30 mm

10% better wide angle

Wider aperture

f/3.2

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the S3000's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Much lighter

116 g

209 g

More than 40% lighter

Much thinner

0.7"

1.2"

Around 40% thinner

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the Nikon S3000

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

480p

Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video

Much higher resolution screen

921k dots

230k dots

More than 4x higher resolution screen

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

More zoom

10x

Around 6.5x more zoom

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Much better macro capability

1 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects 8x closer to the lens

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Better image stabilization

Lens, Sensor shift

Digital

Less risk of blur

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

3 fps

Around 3.5x faster continuous shooting

Cheaper

$99.99

$167.03

The best price we've seen is $67 cheaper (more than 40% less)

Learn more about
the Nikon S8100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3000

56	vs	57
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Nikon Coolpix S8100

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 compact with a travel zoom.

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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.

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records movies in 24p

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Travel zoom

$139 - $343

Records movies in 24p

Slightly longer exposures

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Higher resolution movies

Can create panoramas in-camera

Worse macro capability

Shoots slower

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Significantly larger screen

Has a touch screen

Shoots slower

Slightly larger

Compare the Coolpix S4000 vs the Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Higher resolution movies

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S3000

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Supports 24p

Wider aperture

Much larger

No image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Compact

$122

Better wide angle

Has boost ISO

Does not take movies

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix S2600 vs the Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Larger

Worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Coolpix S8100

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Nikon CoolpixS3000 vs Nikon CoolpixS8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3000

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon PowerShot A1200

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Nikon Coolpix S8100 Competitors

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Nikon Coolpix S9100

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Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix L120

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Nikon Coolpix
S3000
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Nikon Coolpix
S8100