Canon S95
Premium Compact Camera
 vs Nikon P510
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S95

Best price $315
  • Weighs a lot less than the P510 6 oz vs 19.6 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 10 in³ vs 65 in³
  • Cheaper street price $315 vs $469
  • Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Has RAW image capture P510 does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot S95

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

Best price
$469
  • 20% more battery life 240 shots vs 200 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 10 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 461k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2012 vs February 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 42.0× vs 3.8×
  • Wider angle lens 4.3mm vs 6.0mm
  • Better built-in flash range 26′ vs 21′
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out S95 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging S95 does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board S95 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture S95 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities S95 does not have 3D
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

What the Canon S95 and Nikon P510 have in common

  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon S95 and the Nikon P510

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
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