nikon cp4300 or canon s400

[havenornirvana]

i want to buy a 4 mp digital camera.after some searching from

internet i was almost decideing to buy nikon cp 4300.but i saw in the

net today canon s400 given as quality pic. as nikon 4300.and s400

much smaler than 4300.

so do you think i`ll get almost the same result from each camera or

which one of them better?(or is there any better than them?)

thanks

[carl smith]

I'd say the s400 has a better lens and offers pretty good image quality, especially for its compact size. You may also want to consider some of the Olympus cameras as right now I consider Canon and Olympus to be making the best digital point and shoots.

 

Due to a slew of electrical and mechanical problems with some coolpix cameras I can't really recommend them to anyone. AF will generally be ok to not so great due to the lack of an AF assist light. At least in this case the Nikons lens isn't any slower, and has better macro ability than the Canon. Generally though aside from that I've not been impressed with many coolpix lenses, although a friend of mine has the 3100 and for a simple little camera I've not got any complaints for what it can do. In some ways I would say the S400 is a slightly higher level (and much more robust) camera.

 

Again, I would also suggest a look at some of the olympus offerings.

[wen_lin]

If the S400 is the IXUS 400, then read on.

 

If you want a point and shoot camera, the S400 is better. Better body and size. But the CP4300 give shutter and apeture priority and manual.

 

4 mp Point and shoot cameras

Canon S400

Pentax Optio S4

Olympus Mju 400

 

4 mp cameras that gives manual controls

cp4500

cp4300

powershot A80