Nikon CoolPix L10 5.1MP Digital Camera vs Canon PowerShot SX401IS 16MP Digital Camera comparison
        
        
            
                
                    
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                    | key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 5.1 MP | 16 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD | 
| Display Type | LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Nikon | Canon | 
| Model | CoolPix L10 5.1MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX401IS 16MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | CoolPix L10 | PowerShot SX401IS | 
| Series | CoolPix | PowerShot | 
| Color | Pink | Red | 
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 5.1 MP | 16 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 3.54 x 1.02 x 2.4 inch | 10.4 x 8 x 6.9 cm | 
| Weight | 115 GM | - | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD | 
| Sensor Size | 1/ 2.5 inch | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 800 ISO | - | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Type | Nikkor lens | - | 
| Focal Length | 38-116mm | 4.5mm -18.0mm (25mm - 100mm) | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 4x | 
| Aperture Range | - | f/2.0 (wide-end) to f/4.9 (tele-end) | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Auto Continuous-servo (C) Face-Priority AF Single-servo AF (S) | - | 
| Focus Range | Approx. 1 ft. 3 in. (40 cm.) to infinity | - | 
| White Balancing | Auto Cloudy Daylight Flash Fluorescent Incandescent White Balance Preset | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB (Kelvin setting) | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | Auto Scene | - | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | 2 EV (1/3 EV step) | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | Up to  5 shots at   approx.  2.0 frames per second | - | 
| Self-timer | Yes | - | 
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Multi-shot 16 Single | - | 
| Shutter Type | - | 1/2 to 1/2000 sec. (Night Scene, A mode up to 4 sec.) | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 153,000 dots | - | 
| LCD Display | Yes | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Inbuilt Memory | 7 MB | - | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | 
| Card Type | SD Card | - | 
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Battery Life | 250 shots | - | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30/15 fps | - | 
| image features | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 1.33 (43) | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight[*], Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children , Sport , Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR |