Nikon Coolpix S8000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8000

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 103x57x27 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
183 g
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Size
Really small
Compact 58x97x26 mm
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
140 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S630

Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 11 fps vs 3 fps
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More than 3.5x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 183 g
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More than 20% lighter
Size Slightly smaller 58x97x26 mm vs 103x57x27 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Thickness Slightly thinner 1" vs 1.1"
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon S8000

Wide angle Much better wide angle 30 mm vs 37 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 4x higher resolution screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 7x
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More than 2x more zoom
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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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S8000. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
S630:37 mm
S8000:30 mm
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
S630:480p @ 30fps
S8000:720p
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.5

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed 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
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$300 - $327

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
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
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 L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

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

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen size Much smaller screen
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom

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