Nikon S32
Budget Compact Camera
 vs Nikon AW130
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S32

Best price $97
  • Weighs a little bit less than the AW130 6.2 oz vs 7.8 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $97 vs $347
  • Has a waterproof camera body AW130 does not
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX S32

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX AW130

Best price
$347
  • Smaller body size 13 in³ vs 19 in³
  • 68% more battery life 370 shots vs 220 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 13.2 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 28 mm² vs 17 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2015 vs March 2014
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 3.0×
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Has GPS location tagging S32 does not have GPS
  • Has panorama image capture S32 does not have panorama
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities S32 does not have Wi-Fi
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX AW130

What the Nikon S32 and Nikon AW130 have in common

  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Nikon S32 and the Nikon AW130

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen
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