Samsung WB800F
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Nikon P510
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Samsung WB800F

Best price $400
  • Weighs a lot less than the P510 10.58 oz vs 19.6 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 9 in³ vs 65 in³
  • 42% more battery life 340 shots vs 240 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $400 vs $469
  • Has longer exposure available 16 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Newer camera January 2013 vs April 2012
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities P510 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

Best price
$469
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Longer optical zoom 42.0× vs 21.0×
  • Viewscreen flips out WB800F does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging WB800F does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board WB800F does not have HDR
  • Has 3D capture capabilities WB800F does not have 3D

What the Samsung WB800F and Nikon P510 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Samsung WB800F and the Nikon P510

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe

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