Canon D30 vs Nikon P7100

Its time to look much closer at the Canon D30 and Nikon P7100, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the D30 (3MP) and P7100 (10MP) and the D30 (APS-C) and P7100 (1/1.7") possess different sensor sizes.

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The D30 was revealed 12 years prior to the P7100 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Canon D30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Nikon P7100 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the D30 scores against the P7100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS D30 & Nikon Coolpix P7100. The full galleries are viewable at Canon D30 Gallery & Nikon P7100 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon D30 comes with external measurements of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") and a weight of 855 grams (1.88 lbs) while the Nikon P7100 has measurements of 116mm x 77mm x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") and a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the D30 compared to the P7100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D30 and P7100 is 57 and 82 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the D30 and P7100.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The D30 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon P7100 will render more detail because of its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older D30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.