Canon A2300
Budget Compact Camera
vs Nikon S3700
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2300

Best price $249
  • Smaller body size 6 in³ vs 7 in³

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S3700

Best price
$137
  • 14% more battery life 240 shots vs 210 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $137 vs $249
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 16 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2015 vs February 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 8.0× vs 5.0×
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Has panorama image capture A2300 does not have panorama
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities A2300 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Canon A2300 and Nikon S3700 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.41 oz vs 4.2 oz
  • 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 S3700

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

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