Nikon S6500
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Nikon S6900
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S6500

Best price $300
  • Weighs a little bit less than the S6900 5.7 oz vs 6.4 oz

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S6900

Best price
$179
  • 20% more battery life 180 shots vs 150 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $179 vs $300
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2015 vs January 2013
  • Viewscreen flips out S6500 does not have a flip out viewscreen

What the Nikon S6500 and Nikon S6900 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 10 in³ vs 10 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • Similar optical zoom range 12.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • Wi-Fi

What’s missing from both the Nikon S6500 and the Nikon S6900

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe

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