Canon SX280 HS
Compact Superzoom Camera
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Nikon S9700
Compact Superzoom Camera
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
Best price
$329
- Smaller body size 13 in³ vs 15 in³
- Cheaper street price $329 vs $470
- Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 8 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 14 shots per sec vs 7 shots per sec
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Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S9700
Best price
$470
$470
- 15% more battery life 300 shots vs 260 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 12.1 MP
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 461k dots
- Newer camera February 2014 vs April 2013
- Longer optical zoom 30.0× vs 20.0×
- Has panorama image capture SX280 HS does not have panorama
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Nikon COOLPIX S9700
What the Canon SX280 HS and Nikon S9700 have in common
- Weigh about the same 8.22 oz vs 8.2 oz
- Similar image sensor size 28 in²
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
- GPS tagging
- Wi-Fi
What’s missing from both the Canon SX280 HS and the Nikon S9700
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No HDR processing -
No 3D capture -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No RAW capture -
No hot shoe -
No flip out viewscreen