recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S630 Nikon Coolpix S630
57 vs 65
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Nikon Coolpix S70 Nikon Coolpix S70
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S70.

differences

Reasons to consider the Nikon S630

Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting 11 fps vs None
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Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the S630's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 2,000 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 1.7 f-stops better
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 160 g
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More than 10% lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $164.00 vs $203.50
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The best price we've seen is $40 cheaper (more than 20% less)
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Reasons to consider the Nikon S70

Screen size Much larger screen 3.5" vs 2.7"
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Around 30% larger screen
Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Wide-angle Much better wide-angle 28 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 30% better wide-angle
Touchscreen Has a touchscreen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Size Smaller 97x61x20 mm vs 58x97x26 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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30% thinner
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 288k dots vs 230k dots
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Around 30% higher resolution screen
True resolution Slightly higher resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
S630:f/3.5
S70:f/3.9

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Travel zoom

$248 - $300

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide-angle Has a significantly wider wide-angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$340 - $391

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Wide-angle Has a significantly wider wide-angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$150 - $200

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Compact

$206 - $264

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

$238 - $280

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide-angle Has a significantly wider wide-angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$157 - $242

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Size Much larger
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Nikon Coolpix S640

Nikon Coolpix S640

Compact

$200 - $275

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting No continuous shooting support
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

$135 - $180

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting No continuous shooting support
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$105 - $150

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Size Significantly smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Pentax Optio P80

Pentax Optio P80

Compact

$110 - $180

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Zoom Less zoom
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Ultra compact

$274

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Much smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Ultra compact

$252 - $405

Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Much smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$320 - $400

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor

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Nikon Coolpix S630 Nikon Coolpix S70
Nikon Coolpix S630 Nikon Coolpix S70
Nikon Coolpix S630 Nikon Coolpix S70

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