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Nikon Coolpix S6800 Point & Shoot Camera vs Canon Digital IXUS 500 HS Point & Shoot Camera

Summary
Sensor

CMOS, 16 MP

CMOS, 10.1 MP

Lens

4.5-54 mm, 12 x optical zoom

4-48 mm, 12 x optical zoom

Aperture

f/3.3-f/6.3

f/3.4-f/5.6

Shutter Speed

1/2000-1 sec

1/4000-15 sec

ISO

Auto, 125-6400 ISO

100-3200 ISO

Battery

Rechargeable, 170 Shots

Rechargeable, 190 Shots

User Rating

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Nikon Coolpix S6800 Point & Shoot Camera is permanently discontinued.
Canon Digital IXUS 500 HS Point & Shoot Camera is permanently discontinued.
General
Brand

Nikon

Canon

Type

Point and Shoot

Point and Shoot

Series

Coolpix

Digital IXUS

Title

Nikon Coolpix S6800 Point & Shoot Camera

Canon Digital IXUS 500 HS Point & Shoot Camera

Sensor
Type

CMOS 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

Expeed C2 Processor

DIGIC 5 with iSAPS technology Processor

Effective Resolution

16 MP Resolution

10.1 MP Resolution

Lens
Lens Type

Zoom

Zoom

Focal Length

4.5-54 mm

4-48 mm

Optical Zoom

12 x

12 x

Lens cover

No

No

Lens Construction

9 Elements in 7 Groups (1 ED Lens Element)

14 elements in 12 groups (1 double sided aspherical lens, 1 single sided aspherical UA lens and 1 single sided aspherical lens)

Aperture Range

f/3.3-f/6.3 Aperture

f/3.4-f/5.6 Aperture

Video
Resolution Available

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

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD),
1280x720 Pixels (720p HD),
640x480 Pixels (VGA),
320x240 (QVGA)

File Format

MOV

MOV

fps

1080p Frame rate : 25, 30
720p Frame rate : 25, 30
VGA Frame rate : 30

1080p Frame rate : 24
720p Frame rate : 30
VGA Frame rate : 30

Slow Motion Effect

No

Flash
Built in Flash

Flash Features

Flash exposure compensation

Hot Shoe/Flash mount

No

No

Flash Range

2.8 metres

2.5 metres

Direct Print

Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)

Connectivity
Wifi

,Type 802.11 b/g/n

HDMI

Bluetooth

No

No

NFC

No

No

Pictbridge

No

USB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

Previewing
Viewfinder

No

No

Display Type

LCD

LCD

Display Size

3 Inch

3 Inch

Display Resolution (No.of dots)

460000 dots

461000 dots

Moveable Display

No

No

Touchscreen

No

No

No. of supported language

37

30

Brightness Adjustment

, 5 levels

, 5 levels

Storage
Built in memory

25 MB

Memory Card Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Storage File system

DCF, DPOF, EXIF

DCF, DPOF, EXIF

Other Features
Shutter Speed

1/2000-1 sec

1/4000-15 sec

ISO

Auto, 125-6400 ISO

100-3200 ISO

3D

No

No

Auto Focus

, Contrast detection

, Contrast detection

AF Points

99 Points

9 Points

Touch Focus

No

No

Manual Focus

No

No

Image Stabilization

, Type : Optical

, Type : Optical

In-camera Editing

Pictures, Cropping, Copy,Crop,D-Lighting, Glamour Retouch, Paint, Print Order, Protect, Quick Effects, Quick Retouch, Rotate Image, Slide Show, Small Picture, Voice Memo

Pictures, Resizing, Black & White/Sepia Tone, Red-eye correction when previewing, Photo Effects:My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

HDR Shooting Mode

No

No

Drive Mode

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

, Single, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

Burst Mode

, MaxBurst: 7 Shots

, Approx. 6.8 shots/sec

Microphone

No

No

Self Timer

10 seconds, 2 seconds

10 seconds, 2 seconds, Custom seconds

White Balance Type

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

Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Scene Modes

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

Beach/Snow, Fireworks, Fisheye, Night scene, Portrait

Iris control

No

No

Supported media/softwares

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

2 MP

0.3 MP

Video File Formats

MOV

MOV

Video File Size

4 GB

Exposure
Exposure modes

Automatic Mode, Program Mode, Scene Mode

Automatic Mode, Program Mode, Scene Mode

Exposure Lock

No

Design
Dimensions (WxHxD)

96.8 x 57.5 x 22.9 mm

87.1 x 53.9 x 19.2 mm

Weight

145 Gram

155 Gram

Rugged

No

No

Available Color Options

Black, Red, White

Black, Blue, Red, Silver

Warranty
Warranty Period

2 Years

2 Years

Parts Only

2 Years

Battery
Battery model

EN-EL19

NB-9L

Battery

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

No of Shots

170 Shots

190 Shots

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