Nikon S30
Rugged Camera
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Nikon D3200
DSLR Camera
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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
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Nikon COOLPIX S30
What’s good about the Nikon D3200
Best price
$379
$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
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Nikon D3200
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
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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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