Nikon S4000 vs S70

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Significantly wider aperture

f/3.2

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the S4000's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops)

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

288k dots

Around 60% higher resolution screen

Better wide angle

27 mm

28 mm

Almost the same

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

2,000 ISO

The S4000's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better

Slightly smaller

95x57x20 mm

97x61x20 mm

Around 10% smaller

Lighter

131 g

160 g

Around 20% lighter

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the Nikon S4000

Advantages of the Nikon S70

Has an OLED screen

OLED

LCD

OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens

Much larger screen

3.5"

3.0"

Around 20% larger screen

Better image stabilization

Lens

Digital

Less risk of blur

Significantly better macro capability

3 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects 2.7x closer to the lens

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Learn more about
the Nikon S70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S4000

63	vs	53
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S70

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4000.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Have touch screens
	Less buttons

Fairly small

S4000:	95x57x20 mm
S70:	97x61x20 mm

	Thin
	0.8"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor zoom

S4000:	4x
S70:	5x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is significantly less expensive

Much worse macro focusing

Doesn't have a touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4000

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Doesn't have a touch screen

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S4000

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

Has a slightly wider aperture

Doesn't have a touch screen

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S570 vs the Coolpix S4000

Compare the Coolpix S570 vs the Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Shoots faster

Slightly smaller

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Wider aperture

Better image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the Coolpix S4000

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Wider aperture

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Higher resolution movies

Better wide angle

No image stabilization

Worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S4100 vs the Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Significantly higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Much worse wide angle

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S80 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Much wider aperture

Has a viewfinder

Much smaller screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Much higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Much smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Much wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

Much smaller screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Samsung WB210

Travel zoom

$199

Much wider aperture

Much higher resolution screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Larger

Compare the WB210 vs the Coolpix S70

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Nikon CoolpixS4000 vs Nikon CoolpixS70

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S70

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Advantages of the Nikon S70

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 S3100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Canon PowerShot A1200

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Samsung WB210

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Nikon Coolpix
S4000
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S70