Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 vs Nikon Coolpix S230

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 and the Nikon Coolpix S230, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 was introduced in January 2011 and Nikon Coolpix S230 was introduced in February 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 over Nikon Coolpix S230.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon Coolpix S230 over Kodak EasyShare Max Z990.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 and Nikon Coolpix S230 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 460k dot and 230k dot resolutions respectively. Nikon Coolpix S230 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment

Electronic Viewfinder on Kodak EasyShare Max Z990

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Nikon Coolpix S230.

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 features a 12.0 megapixel 1/2.33-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 27.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 125 - 6,400. Nikon Coolpix S230 features a 10 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 2,000.

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2264, 4000 x 2256, 2832 x 2128, 2048 x 1536 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Nikon Coolpix S230 can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3584 x 2016, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in [y] image stabilization.

Bluetooth on Kodak EasyShare Max Z990

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 comes with 4 x AA battery pack and Nikon Coolpix S230 comes with EN-EL10 battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Cameras have a single SD/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec on Kodak EasyShare Max Z990, and up to 1/2000 sec on Nikon Coolpix S230. Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 can shoot continuously up to 5.6 fps. Nikon Coolpix S230 can shoot continuously up to 11.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 8.90 m on Kodak EasyShare Max Z990..

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 body has dimensions of 124 x 91 x 105 mm (4.88 x 3.58 x 4.13") and Nikon Coolpix S230 body has dimensions of 91 x 57 x 20 mm (3.58 x 2.24 x 0.79"). Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 weighs 445 g (0.98 lb / 15.7 oz) and Nikon Coolpix S230 weighs 115 g (0.25 lb / 4.06 oz).

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990

Nikon Coolpix S230

124 mm

91 mm

91 mm

57 mm