Nikon S4000 vs Panasonic DMC-FS11

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Better wide angle

27 mm

28 mm

Almost the same

Smaller

95x57x20 mm

98x55x24 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S4000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Lighter

131 g

165 g

More than 20% lighter

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Slightly cheaper

$289.24

$308.69

The best price we've seen is $19 cheaper (around 10% less)

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the Nikon S4000

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS11

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the DMC-FS11's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better image stabilization

Lens

Digital

Less risk of blur

Shoots faster

5.5 fps

0.9 fps

More than 6x faster continuous shooting

Better macro capability

5 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects around 40% 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 Panasonic DMC-FS11

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S4000

63	vs	55
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4000.

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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.

Very expensive

S4000:	$289.24
DMC-FS11:	$308.69

	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

HD (720p) video

S4000:	720p
DMC-FS11:	720p @ 30fps

Poor zoom

S4000:	4x
DMC-FS11:	5x

competitors

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is significantly less expensive

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S4000

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Is significantly less expensive

Has a faster max shutter speed

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Coolpix S4000

Compare the Coolpix L26 vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

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 S4050

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S4050 vs the Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Can create panoramas in-camera

Better wide angle

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

No touch screen

Lower resolution screen

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Ultra compact

Wider aperture

Better image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Digital IXUS 130 IS vs the Coolpix S4000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Smaller

Thinner

Narrower aperture

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH2 vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly larger screen

Shoots slower

Lower true resolution

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH8 vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

More zoom

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Lumix DMC-FS30 vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Significantly larger screen

Better macro capability

Much more shutter lag

No boost ISO

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Shoots slower

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FS11

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Nikon CoolpixS4000 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FS11

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS11

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 A2200

Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

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Nikon Coolpix
S4000
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FS11