Nikon L310
Superzoom Camera
vs Nikon P520
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX L310

Best price $270
  • Weighs a little bit less than the P520 15.3 oz vs 19.4 oz
  • Smaller body size 42 in³ vs 68 in³
  • 465% more battery life 1,130 shots vs 200 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $270 vs $469

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P520

Best price
$469
  • Higher sensor resolution 18.1 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Has longer exposure available 8 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2013 vs March 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 42.0× vs 21.0×
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out L310 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging L310 does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board L310 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities L310 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Nikon L310 and Nikon P520 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Nikon L310 and the Nikon P520

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe

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