I have the Coolpix 4600 which I find amazing to work with most of the time. There is the five second delay when using flash and no sound in the video but it's really the only two faults I find with it. It's so small and easy to carry around; I was abroad this semester and it was easy to travel with as well as having so many different settings for museums, nighttime shots and such that I got some amazing pictures. It also has amazing zoom on it so even from far away (like the top of the Eiffel Tower), I could get really good ground shots. But if you don't want to play with all the features, the auto setting is just point and click. I love my camera, wish I could compare the two for you but I have had no problems with mine and it's just perfect for someone who wants it for casual use. Also, I would recommend getting rechargable batteries for it though. If using the flash constantly, it can eat up batteries quickly. Hope this helps!