Nikon S30
Rugged Camera
vs Nikon D3200
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S30

Best price $249
  • Weighs a lot less than the D3200 7.6 oz vs 16 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 17 in³ vs 59 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $249 vs $379

What’s good about the Nikon D3200

Best price
$379
  • 125% more battery life 540 shots vs 240 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 24.2 MP vs 10.1 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 357 mm² vs 17 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Interchangeable lenses S30 does not have lens options
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector S30 does not
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback S30 does not have HDMI
  • Has an External Mic jack S30 does not
  • Has RAW image capture S30 does not have RAW capture

What the Nikon S30 and Nikon D3200 have in common

  • Both cameras are the same age March 2012 vs May 2012

What’s missing from both the Nikon S30 and the Nikon D3200

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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