Nikon S3700 for Landscape Photography

Is the Nikon S3700 good for Landscape Photography?

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Nikon S3700 Landscape Photography Score

POOR

Nikon S3700 has a score of 21 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon S3700 Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis

25 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Even though there are very good examples of landscapes photos taken with tele lenses, most of the landscape photos are taken with wide angle lenses.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP

Nikon S3700's 20.0MP sensor is perfect for landscape photography. It will capture a lot of fine details and let you print them larger.

No Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of a landscape shot is very important. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Lack of manual exposure mode in these conditions means lot of shadow and highlight clipping.

No Manual Focus Mode

Manual focus in landscape photography is very useful in order to have a sharp image and minimize the areas that are out of focus. Autofocus may not consistently give you the best results.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

Nikon S3700's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensors.

No Environmental Sealings

Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

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Nikon S3700 Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Landscape Photography

Fujifilm XQ1 Compare S3700 vs XQ1	12 MP \| 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #441 Rank in Compact Cameras: #47
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2 Compare S3700 vs XQ2	12 MP \| 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #442 Rank in Compact Cameras: #44
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-860 Compare S3700 vs TG-860	16 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #486 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #63
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP130 Compare S3700 vs XP130	16 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #440 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #49
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon ELPH 360 HS Compare S3700 vs 360 HS	20 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-300 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #681 Rank in Compact Cameras: #164
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 98 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ1

Fujifilm XQ2

Olympus TG-860

Fujifilm XP130

Canon ELPH 360 HS