Nikon Coolpix S70

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S70

Screen size
Large screen
3.5"
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S630

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)
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
Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 160 g
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More than 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Nikon S70

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
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
Touch screen Has a touch screen 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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Around 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 Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Screen resolution Slightly higher resolution screen 288k dots vs 230k dots
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Around 30% higher resolution screen
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
S630:37 mm
S70:28 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
S630:f/3.5
S70:f/3.9

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Aperture Much wider aperture
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Samsung WB210

Samsung WB210

Travel zoom

$199

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

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