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Is the Nikon S4100 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Nikon Coolpix S4100
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Nikon S4100 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE
Nikon S4100 has a score of 47 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon S4100 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
Compact Body
Compact body of Nikon S4100 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
Body Thickness 20mm
With a thickness of only20mm,Nikon S4100 is small as it could get.
5.0X Optical Zoom
A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
Nikon S4100's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
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.

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Nikon S4100 Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Fujifilm XQ1

Compare S4100 vs XQ1

12 MP | 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #477
Rank in Compact Cameras: #45
Fujifilm XQ1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2

Compare S4100 vs XQ2

12 MP | 2/3' CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #478
Rank in Compact Cameras: #40
Fujifilm XQ2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm XP130

Compare S4100 vs XP130

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #462
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #37
Fujifilm FinePix XP130
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-860

Compare S4100 vs TG-860

16 MP | 1/2.3' CMOS Sensor
21-105 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #524
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #67
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-870

Compare S4100 vs TG-870

16 MP | 1/2.3' BSI-CMOS Sensor
21-105 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #552
Rank in Compact Cameras: #71
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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