| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 5 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 1.8 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | CoolPix L330 20.2MP Digital Camera | PowerShot S2IS 5.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix L330 | PowerShot S2IS |
| Series | CoolPix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 5 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11.11 x 8.33 x 7.63 cm | 113.0 x 78.0 x 75.5 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | S2IS |
| Weight | - | 405 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.5 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 26x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.1 - F5.9 | f/2.7 W - 3.5 T |
| Focal Length | - | 6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 35mm film equivalent 36-432mm |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 50 cm 1 ft, 8 inch - Infinity W, 1.5 m 5 ft - Infinity T | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-Infinity W, 3.0 ft./90cm-Infinity T Macro 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm Super Macro 0-3.9 in./0-10cm |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Matrix, Center-weighted Digital Zoom less than 2x, Spot Digital Zoom 2x or more | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot** Metering frame with Spot Mode is center-fixed. |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Area Selecton Center, Face Detection, Digital Zoom Magnification 35 mm 135 Equivalent 2340 mm, Flash Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Pre-flashes | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Pre-set Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical and Charge-coupled Electronic Shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Single Default Setting, Continuous the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 1 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 4, BSS Best Shot Selector, Multi-shot 16 | High-speed approx. 2.4 shots/sec. Normal approx. 1.5 shots/sec. Large/Fine mode |
| Shutter Speed | - | 15-1/3200 sec. Slow shutter speed of 15-1.3 sec. is only available in select modes. |
| image features |
| Image Format | File System DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF Compliant | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | 20.48 MP | 5.3 MP |
| Still Image Size | 5120 x 2880 14 M | 2,592 x 1,944 Large, 2,048 x 1,536 Medium 1, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 1.8 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460000 dots | Approx 115000 pixels |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 115,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 43 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Power Supply | - | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 550 shots AA-size NiMH Battery *1Movie approx. 210 min. AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 300 min. AA-size NiMH Battery |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | JPEG Movies MOV Video H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | AVI Image data Motion JPEG |
| Audio Video Interface | NTSC, PAL | - |
| Audio Features | - | WAVE Stereo |
| Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 VGA Fine/VGA, 320 x 240 QVGA |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Easy Auto, Scene Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party / Indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Night Landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks Show, Black and White Copy, Backlighting, Panorama Assist, Pet Portrait, Smart Portrait, Auto | Auto Creative zone P, Av, Tv, M, C Image zone Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie, My Colors |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | 0.33 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction ON/OFF |
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |