Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S4100 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 91x52x17 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
117 g
Nikon Coolpix S4000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4000

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
460k dots
Size
Really small
Super compact 95x57x20 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
131 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Nikon Coolpix S4000 Learn more about
the Nikon S4000

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W350's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Size Smaller 91x52x17 mm vs 95x57x20 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 4 cm vs 8 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 27 mm
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Almost the same
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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Around 20% thinner
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $164.00 vs $289.24
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The best price we've seen is $125 cheaper (more than 40% less)
Weight Lighter 117 g vs 131 g
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More than 10% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.4 fps vs 0.9 fps
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More than 60% faster continuous shooting
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the Sony DSC-W350
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Nikon Coolpix S4000
63 vs 64
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Green arrow 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 ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
S4000:95x57x20 mm
DSC-W350:91x52x17 mm
Weight Light weight Help
S4000:131 g
DSC-W350:117 g
Thickness Thin Help
S4000:0.8"
DSC-W350:0.7"
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
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
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S4000:0.9 fps
DSC-W350:1.4 fps
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Light sensitivity Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Shutter lag Has slightly more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Compact

$230

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Size Slightly smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Size Slightly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability

appearance

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Nikon Coolpix S4000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Nikon Coolpix S4000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

discussion

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Sara Raajputt (6:19 AM, November 24, 2010)
I think nikon has better image quality than sony, i always prefer a camera made by a camera manufacturing company rather than a TV manufacturing company.