Nikon S9700
Compact Superzoom Camera
 vs Nikon S8200
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S9700

Best price $470
  • 20% more battery life 300 shots vs 250 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $470 vs $500
  • Has longer exposure available 8 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Newer camera February 2014 vs August 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 30.0× vs 14.0×
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
  • Has GPS location tagging S8200 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities S8200 does not have Wi-Fi
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX S9700

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S8200

Best price
$500
  • Smaller body size 13 in³ vs 15 in³
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Has HDR on-board S9700 does not have HDR
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX S8200

What the Nikon S9700 and Nikon S8200 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 8.2 oz vs 7.6 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Nikon S9700 and the Nikon S8200

  • No 3D capture
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen
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