Nikon S70 vs Sony DSC-T900

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S70

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Has an OLED screen

OLED

LCD

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

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

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the Nikon S70

Advantages of the Sony DSC-T900

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 DSC-T900's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Smaller

98x58x16 mm

97x61x20 mm

More than 20% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

2,000 ISO

The DSC-T900's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better

Thinner

0.6"

0.8"

20% thinner

Lighter

143 g

160 g

More than 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-T900

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S70

53	vs	60
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Very large screens
	3.5"

Fairly small

S70:	97x61x20 mm
DSC-T900:	98x58x16 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Thin

S70:	0.8"
DSC-T900:	0.6"

	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
DSC-T900:	35 mm

Very narrow widest aperture size

S70:	f/3.9
DSC-T900:	f/3.5

Poor zoom

S70:	5x
DSC-T900:	4x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Has a much smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Ultra compact

$293

Has a CMOS-family sensor

Has a faster max shutter speed

Has a much smaller sensor

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Takes much higher resolution photos

Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Rebel T3 vs the Coolpix S70

Compare the Rebel T3 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

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

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Much higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Much smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S8100 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

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Much smaller screen

Larger

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Compact

Better wide angle

Much lower resolution screen

Larger

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-T500 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90

Compact

$336

Much better wide angle

Much wider aperture

Much smaller screen

Significantly lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FX90 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Much better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

Much larger

Much smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Samsung Digimax V40

Compact

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Much smaller screen

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Digimax V40 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-T900

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Nikon CoolpixS70 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-T900

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900

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 Sony DSC-T900

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Canon Rebel T3

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Canon PowerShot A1200

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Samsung WB210

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot WX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Samsung Digimax V40

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Nikon Coolpix
S70
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-T900