Nikon S70 vs S8100

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

Significantly smaller

97x61x20 mm

104x60x30 mm

Around 40% smaller

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

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.2"

More than 30% thinner

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

Significantly lighter

160 g

209 g

More than 20% lighter

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the Nikon S70

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

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 S8100's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

More zoom

10x

4x more zoom

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Better macro capability

1 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

2,000 ISO

The S8100's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better

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the Nikon S8100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S70

53	vs	57
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S8100. 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

S70:	Lens
S8100:	Lens, Sensor shift

Good macro capabilities

S70:	3 cm
S8100:	1 cm

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor wide angle

S70:	28 mm
S8100:	30 mm

Very narrow widest aperture size

S70:	f/3.9
S8100:	f/3.5

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records movies in 24p

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a much wider aperture

Records movies in 24p

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Coolpix S8100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S8100

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

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

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Larger

Worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Coolpix S8100

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Nikon CoolpixS70 vs Nikon CoolpixS8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8100

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 S8100

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 S8200

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon Powershot S100

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S8100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix L120

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Nikon Coolpix
S70
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S8100