Canon T7i vs Nikon S8100

Lets look closer at the Canon T7i and Nikon S8100, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the T7i (24MP) and S8100 (12MP) and the T7i (APS-C) and S8100 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The T7i was launched 6 years after the S8100 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon T7i being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Nikon S8100 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the T7i scores against the S8100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS Rebel T7i & Nikon Coolpix S8100. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon T7i Gallery & Nikon S8100 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon T7i enjoys external measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 76mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 532 grams (1.17 lbs) while the Nikon S8100 has proportions of 104mm x 60mm x 30mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the T7i against the S8100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the T7i and S8100 is 67 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the T7i and S8100.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The T7i due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Canon T7i will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent T7i provides a benefit in sensor technology.