Canon A2300
Budget Compact Camera
vs Nikon S3200
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2300

Best price $249
  • Smaller body size 6 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 4 seconds

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S3200

Best price
$140
  • Significantly cheaper street price $140 vs $249
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera December 2012 vs February 2012
  • Better built-in flash range 14′ vs 10′
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Has panorama image capture A2300 does not have panorama
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback A2300 does not have HDMI

What the Canon A2300 and Nikon S3200 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.41 oz vs 4.6 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″

What’s missing from both the Canon A2300 and the Nikon S3200

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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