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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Point & Shoot Camera vs Nikon Coolpix L610 Point & Shoot Camera

Summary
Sensor

CCD, 16 MP

CMOS, 16 MP

Lens

5-80 mm, 16 x optical zoom

4.5-63 mm, 14 x optical zoom

Aperture

f/3.5-f/5.9

f/3.3-f/5.9

Shutter Speed

1/3200-1 sec

1/1600-1 sec

ISO

Auto, 80-1600 ISO

Auto, 125-3200 ISO

Battery

Standard, 130 Shots

Standard, 120 Shots

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 624 ratings

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★★★★★

4/5 based on 711 ratings

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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Point & Shoot Camera is permanently discontinued.
Nikon Coolpix L610 Point & Shoot Camera is permanently discontinued.
General
Brand

Canon

Nikon

Type

Point and Shoot

Point and Shoot

Series

PowerShot

Coolpix

Title

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Point & Shoot Camera

Nikon Coolpix L610 Point & Shoot Camera

Sensor
Type

CCD Sensor

CMOS Sensor

Size(W x H)

6.17 x 4.55 mm, 1/2.3 inch

6.17 x 4.55 mm, 1/2.3 inch

Processor Model

DIGIC 4 Processor

Expeed C2 Processor

Effective Resolution

16 MP Resolution

16 MP Resolution

Lens
Lens Type

Zoom

Zoom

Focal Length

5-80 mm

4.5-63 mm

Optical Zoom

16 x

14 x

Lens cover

No

No

Lens Construction

11 Elements in 9 Groups, 1 UD Lens, 1 Double-sided Aspherical Lens

11 Elements in 10 Groups (2 ED Lens Element)

Aperture Range

f/3.5-f/5.9 Aperture

f/3.3-f/5.9 Aperture

Video
Resolution Available

1280x720 Pixels (720p HD),
640x480 Pixels (VGA)

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD),
1280x720 Pixels (720p HD),
640x480 Pixels (VGA)

File Format

MOV

MOV

fps

720p Frame rate : 25
VGA Frame rate : 30

1080p Frame rate : 30
720p Frame rate : 30
VGA Frame rate : 30

Slow Motion Effect

No

No

Flash
Built in Flash

Flash Features

External flash, Flash exposure compensation, Manual power adjustment

Hot Shoe/Flash mount

No

No

Flash Range

3 metres

6 metres

Direct Print

Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers

PictBridge

Connectivity
Wifi

No

HDMI

Bluetooth

No

No

NFC

No

No

Pictbridge

USB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

, Type 3.0, 5 GB

Previewing
Viewfinder

No

No

Display Type

LCD

LCD

Display Size

3 Inch

3 Inch

Display Resolution (No.of dots)

230000 dots

460000 dots

Moveable Display

No

No

Touchscreen

No

No

No. of supported language

30

30

Brightness Adjustment

, 5 levels

, 5 levels

Storage
Built in memory

28 MB

Memory Card Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC

SD, SDHC, SDXC

Memory Card Capacity

8 GB

Storage File system

DCF, DPOF, EXIF

DCF, DPOF, EXIF

Other Features
Shutter Speed

1/3200-1 sec

1/1600-1 sec

ISO

Auto, 80-1600 ISO

Auto, 125-3200 ISO

3D

No

Auto Focus

, Contrast detection

, Contrast detection

Touch Focus

No

No

Manual Focus

Image Stabilization

, Type : Optical

, Type : Optical

In-camera Editing

Pictures, Resizing, Black & White/Sepia Tone, Saturation, Red-eye correction when previewing, Videos, Movie Mode Create, Movie Mode Edit, Creative, Calendar, Frame, Photo Effects: My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black and White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color),Creative Filters:Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect

Pictures, Videos, Movie Mode Create, Movie Mode Edit, Creative, Calendar, Frame, D-Lighting ,Filter Effects, Quick Retouch ,Skin Softening

HDR Shooting Mode

No

No

Drive Mode

, Single, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self Timer

, Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer,Portrait

Burst Mode

, MaxBurst: 8 fps

, MaxBurst: 4 Shots

Microphone

Self Timer

10 seconds, 2 seconds, Custom seconds

10 seconds

White Balance Type

Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Manual

Scene Modes

Beach/Snow, Fireworks, Portrait

Backlight, Beach/Snow, Close-up(Macro), Fireworks, Food & Cuisine, Landscape, Manner/Museum, Night Landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Party Mode, Portrait, Sports, Sunset

Iris control

No

Supported media/softwares

Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, MAC OS X 10.6, MAC OS X 10.7

Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, MAC OS X 10.6, MAC OS X 10.7

Files
Image File Formats

JPEG

JPEG

Image Minimum Resolution

0.3 MP

2 MP

Video File Formats

MOV

MOV

Exposure
Exposure modes

Aperture priority, Automatic Mode, Full manual, Program Mode, Scene Mode, Shutter Speed priority

Automatic Mode, Program Mode

Exposure Lock

No

Design
Dimensions (WxHxD)

111 x 72.5 x 44.1 mm

108 x 68.4 x 34.1 mm

Weight

243 Gram

240 Gram

Rugged

No

No

Available Color Options

Black, Red

Black, Red, Silver

Warranty
Warranty Period

2 Years

2 Years

Battery
Battery model

AA

AA Alkaline

Battery

Standard

Standard

Battery Type

AA

AA

No of Shots

130 Shots

120 Shots

Other Accessories
Accessories Inbox

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Point & Shoot Camera,AA Alkaline Battery x 2, Wrist Strap, Getting Started Guide, Interface Cable, Digital Camera Solution Disk, Warranty Card

Camera Strap, LR6 / L40 (AA-size) Alkaline Batteries x 2, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP16, View NX 2 CD, Reference Manual CD

Accessories Supported

AC Adapter EH-65A, Strap AN-CP23, Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries EN-MH2-B2 (set of two EN-MH2 batteries), Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries EN-MH2-B4 (set of four EN-MH2 batteries), Battery Charger MH-72 (includes two EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries), Battery Charger MH-73 (includes four EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries)