Samsung Digimax S500 vs Nikon CoolPix P3 digital cameras ratings
It is preferable more 2.5" screen size on Nikon CoolPix P3 than 2.4" screen size on Samsung Digimax S500.
More details at its picture has Nikon CoolPix P3 since it has 8.1Mpix at picture. Samsung Digimax S500 has less details and worse picture quality (5.1Mpix).
Optical zoom is better at Nikon CoolPix P3 digital camera (3.5x). Samsung Digimax S500 has optical zoom 3x.