Canon A1100 IS vs Nikon S6200

Below, we will be comparing the Canon A1100 IS and Nikon S6200, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the A1100 IS (12MP) and S6200 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The A1100 IS was introduced 3 years before the S6200 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the A1100 IS matches up against the S6200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A1100 IS & Nikon Coolpix S6200. The whole galleries are available at Canon A1100 IS Gallery & Nikon S6200 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon A1100 IS comes with outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Nikon S6200 has proportions of 93mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the A1100 IS and the S6200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A1100 IS and S6200 is 93 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The photograph below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A1100 IS and S6200.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Nikon S6200 to give you extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A1100 IS is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.