Nikon S3000 vs Canon A800

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3000

Much better wide angle

27 mm

37 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

Significantly smaller

94x56x19 mm

94x61x31 mm

More than 40% smaller

Image stabilization

Digital

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Much thinner

0.7"

1.2"

Around 40% thinner

Significantly lighter

116 g

186 g

Around 40% lighter

Higher resolution screen

230k dots

115k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S3000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots faster

3 fps

0.8 fps

Around 4x faster continuous shooting

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly less shutter lag

320 ms

530 ms

Around 40% less delay when taking photos

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Nikon S3000

Advantages of the Canon A800

Much better macro capability

1 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects 8x closer to the lens

Wider aperture

f/3.0

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the A800's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Cheaper

$83.55

$167.03

The best price we've seen is $83 cheaper (around 50% less)

Learn more about
the Canon A800

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S3000

56	vs	39
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot A800

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S3000.

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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.

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Standard resolution video

S3000:	480p
A800:	480p @ 30fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

S3000:	2.7"
A800:	2.5"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

One has image stabilization

S3000:	Digital
A800:	None

Low resolution screens

S3000:	230k dots
A800:	115k dots

Poor zoom

S3000:	4x
A800:	3.3x

competitors

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Records lower quality movies

Records movies in 24p

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the PowerShot A800

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Records lower quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Slightly shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the PowerShot A800

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Has a significantly larger screen

Has better image stabilization

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix L22 vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the Coolpix L22 vs the PowerShot A800

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

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 PowerShot A800

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records lower quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Coolpix S3000

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the PowerShot A800

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

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

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Heavier

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S3000

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$109

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Worse macro capability

Slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the PowerShot A800

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$77 - $131

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Much better wide angle

Significantly smaller

Worse macro capability

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A495

Compact

$109

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot A495 vs the PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A490

Compact

$102

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot A490 vs the PowerShot A800

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Nikon CoolpixS3000 vs Canon PowerShotA800

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S3000

Canon PowerShot A800

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A800

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S3000

Advantages of the Canon A800

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L22

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Nikon Coolpix S3000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S2600

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A800 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A810

Nikon Coolpix L25

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A495

Canon PowerShot A490

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Nikon Coolpix
S3000
vs
Canon PowerShot
A800