Canon SX600 HS
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Nikon S6400
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX600 HS

Best price $359
  • 169% more battery life 430 shots vs 160 shots
  • Cheaper street price $359 vs $500
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Newer camera March 2014 vs August 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 18.0× vs 12.0×
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities S6400 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S6400

Best price
$500
  • Weighs a little bit less than the SX600 HS 5.3 oz vs 6.63 oz
  • Better built-in flash range 20′ vs 11′
  • Has panorama image capture SX600 HS does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities SX600 HS does not have 3D

What the Canon SX600 HS and Nikon S6400 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 10 in³ vs 10 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 461k dots vs 460k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 3200 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 11 shots per second vs 10 shots per second
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon SX600 HS and the Nikon S6400

  • No HDR processing
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen

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