Canon SX230 HS
Compact Superzoom Camera
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Nikon P310
Budget Compact Camera
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
Best price
$225
- Significantly cheaper street price $225 vs $700
- Has longer exposure available 100 seconds vs 4 seconds
- Longer optical zoom 14.0× vs 4.2×
- Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 7 shots per sec
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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P310
Best price
$700
$700
- Weighs a little bit less than the SX230 HS 6.9 oz vs 7.87 oz
- Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.1 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 February 2012 vs February 2011
- Better built-in flash range 21′ vs 12′
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
- Has HDR on-board SX230 HS does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture SX230 HS does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities SX230 HS does not have 3D
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Nikon COOLPIX P310
What the Canon SX230 HS and Nikon P310 have in common
- Similar Body sizes 13 in³ vs 12 in³
- Similar image sensor size 28 in²
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
What’s missing from both the Canon SX230 HS and the Nikon P310
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No RAW capture -
No hot shoe -
No Wi-Fi -
No flip out viewscreen