Canon R50 vs Nikon S4000

Below is a extensive review of the Canon R50 versus Nikon S4000, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by brands Canon and Nikon. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the R50 (24MP) and S4000 (12MP) and the R50 (APS-C) and S4000 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The R50 was brought out 13 years later than the S4000 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon R50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Nikon S4000 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the R50 scores vs the S4000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS R50 and Nikon Coolpix S4000. The entire galleries are available at Canon R50 Gallery and Nikon S4000 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon R50 has physical measurements of 116mm x 86mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.7") having a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Nikon S4000 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the R50 versus the S4000.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the R50 and S4000 is 75 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The graphic here might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the R50 and S4000.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The R50 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Canon R50 will produce greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger R50 should have an edge in sensor innovation.