Nikon S9900
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Nikon S9700
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S9900

Best price $250
  • Significantly cheaper street price $250 vs $470
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2015 vs February 2014
  • Viewscreen flips out S9700 does not have a flip out viewscreen

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S9700

Best price
$470
  • Weighs a little bit less than the S9900 8.2 oz vs 10.2 oz
  • Smaller body size 15 in³ vs 19 in³

What the Nikon S9900 and Nikon S9700 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Similar optical zoom range 30.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • GPS tagging
  • Wi-Fi

What’s missing from both the Nikon S9900 and the Nikon S9700

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

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