| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | CoolPix AW100 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot A800 10.0MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix AW100 | PowerShot A800 |
| Series | CoolPix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 2.5 x 7.6 x 11.4 cm | 94.3 x 61.6 x 31.2mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | A800 |
| Weight | - | 186 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 125 - 1600 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.3-inch |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 5x | 3.3x |
| Aperture Range | F3.9 - F7.8 W | f/3.0W - f/5.8 T |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 6.6 W - 21.6 Tmm - 35mm film equivalent 37 - 122mm |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Preset Manual | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 0.4 in. 1cm - infinity W, 9.8 in. 25cm - infinity T, Macro 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. 1-50cm W, 9.8 in. - 1.6 ft. 25 - 50cm T |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 6 Shots at 8 fps | Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. in P mode Approx. 2.2 shots/sec in Low Light mode or Blur Reduction |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1 - 1/2000 sec. 15 - 1/2000 sec. Total shutter speed range |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, MPO, DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF, MPF | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 40900 PM | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 16 M | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 10.6 MP |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 614000 dots | Approx. 115000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Display Resolution | - | 115,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT color |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 21 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Battery Life | - | Alkaline batteries approx. 300 shots |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - |
| Audio Features | - | Monaural |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Easy Auto, Scene | P, Auto, Scene*1, Movie*2 *1 Blur Reduction, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter *2 Standard |
| exposure features |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |