When comparing Canon PowerShot SX700 vs Nikon Coolpix L840, the Slant community recommends Canon PowerShot SX700 for most people. In the question“What are the best point and shoot cameras under $300?” Canon PowerShot SX700 is ranked 1st while Nikon Coolpix L840 is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Canon PowerShot SX700 is:
The camera takes 16MP images and with low ISO (100 - 400) the resulting images have good colors and detail.
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Pros
Pro Good images in daylight
The camera takes 16MP images and with low ISO (100 - 400) the resulting images have good colors and detail.
Pro Can be connected to a smartphone
The camera can paired with a smartphone allowing transfer of photos, streaming view to the smartphone as well as zooming & shooting from the smartphone.
Pro Huge zoom range
The camera has a 38x optical zoom lense. The 35mm equivalent focal length is 22.5 to 855mm.
Cons
Con High-ISO performance could be better
Some noise reduction starts to become noticeable at ISO 400 and color quality gets worse with ISO 1600.