Nikon S70 vs S8000

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S70

Has an OLED screen

OLED

LCD

OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens

Much larger screen

3.5"

3.0"

Around 20% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Better wide angle

28 mm

30 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Smaller

97x61x20 mm

103x57x27 mm

Around 30% smaller

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

Around 30% thinner

Lighter

160 g

183 g

More than 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Nikon S70

Advantages of the Nikon S8000

Much higher resolution screen

921k dots

288k dots

More than 3x higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

f/3.5

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the S8000's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

More zoom

10x

4x more zoom

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

2,000 ISO

The S8000's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better

Better macro capability

2 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens

Learn more about
the Nikon S8000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S70

53	vs	55
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S8000

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 travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Good macro capabilities

S70:	3 cm
S8000:	2 cm

	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

Poor wide angle

S70:	28 mm
S8000:	30 mm

Very narrow widest aperture size

S70:	f/3.9
S8000:	f/3.5

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Has significantly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S8000

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S8000

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has significantly more zoom

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the Coolpix S8000

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Much worse macro focusing

Has worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S6000

Compact

$169

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S6000 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Coolpix S6000 vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Significantly higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Much worse wide angle

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S80 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Much wider aperture

Has a viewfinder

Much smaller screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the Coolpix S70

Samsung WB210

Travel zoom

$199

Much wider aperture

Much higher resolution screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Larger

Compare the WB210 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Much wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

Much wider aperture

Better maximum light sensitivity

Much smaller screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Compare the Coolpix S570 vs the Coolpix S70

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Much larger

Much smaller screen

Compare the FinePix S9000 Zoom vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Has a touch screen

Better wide angle

Significantly lower resolution screen

Less zoom

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S8000

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Nikon CoolpixS70 vs Nikon CoolpixS8000

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S70

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S70

Advantages of the Nikon S8000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S6000

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Canon PowerShot A1200

Samsung WB210

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Nikon Coolpix S6100

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Nikon Coolpix
S70
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S8000