| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | CoolPix AW100 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX420IS 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix AW100 | PowerShot SX420IS |
| Series | CoolPix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Red |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 2.5 x 7.6 x 11.4 cm | 35.6 x 30.7 x 12.2 cm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 125 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 800 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 800 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 5x | 42x |
| Aperture Range | F3.9 - F7.8 W | F3.5 - F6.6 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | - | Image Stabilizer IS System Lens-shift Type, Aperture Type Iris Diaphragm, F/Number f/3.5 - f/8.0 W, f/6.6 - f/8.0 T, 42x Optical Zoom 24 mm - 1008 mm with 84x ZoomPlus |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Preset Manual | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| Focus Range | - | 0 cm - Infinity W, 1.4 m - Infinity T, Macro 0 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| Other Focus Features | - | AF Frame Face AiAF, Center, Tracking AF |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 6 Shots at 8 fps | Continuous Shooting AUTO, P Mode 0.5 Shots/sec, Low Light Mode 2.2 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, MPO, DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF, MPF | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 40900 PM | 40300 AM |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 16 M | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 614000 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 21 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Supply | - | Battery Pack NB-11LH |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Easy Auto, Scene | Auto, P, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button |