Canon A2500 vs Nikon P7700
Portability
96 Imaging
40 Features
29 Overall
35
96 Imaging
40 Features
29 Overall
35
Portability
82 Imaging
37 Features
70 Overall
50
82 Imaging
37 Features
70 Overall
50
Canon A2500 vs Nikon P7700 Key Specs
Canon A2500
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 1600
- 1280 x 720 video
- 28-140mm (F2.8-6.9) lens
- 135g - 98 x 56 x 20mm
- Introduced January 2013
Nikon P7700
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(Full Review)
- 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 80 - 1600 (Push to 6400)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 28-200mm (F2.0-4.0) lens
- 392g - 119 x 73 x 50mm
- Revealed May 2013
- Succeeded the Nikon P7100
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Below, we are reviewing the Canon A2500 and Nikon P7700, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Canon and Nikon. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A2500 (16MP) and P7700 (12MP) and the A2500 (1/2.3") and P7700 (1/1.7") possess different sensor sizes.
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Before going through a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the A2500 matches up vs the P7700 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
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Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A2500 & Nikon Coolpix P7700. The whole galleries are provided at Canon A2500 Gallery & Nikon P7700 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Canon A2500 over the Nikon P7700
| A2500 | P7700 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Nikon P7700 over the Canon A2500
| P7700 | A2500 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus manually |  | Very precise focus | ||
| Display type | Fully Articulated |  | Fixed | Fully Articulating display |
| Display resolution | 921k |  | 230k | Sharper display (+691k dot) |
| Selfie screen |  | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Canon A2500 and Nikon P7700
| A2500 | P7700 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revealed | January 2013 |  | May 2013 | Similar age |
| Display dimension | 3" |  | 3" | Identical display dimensions |
| Touch friendly display |  | Neither contains Touch friendly display |
Canon A2500 vs Nikon P7700 Physical Comparison
When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon A2500 has got external dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Nikon P7700 has measurements of 119mm x 73mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.9" x 2.0") and a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).
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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the A2500 and the P7700.
Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A2500 and P7700 is 96 and 82 respectively.
Canon A2500 vs Nikon P7700 Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes only by checking specs. The picture underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A2500 and P7700.
As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A2500 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Canon A2500 will resolve extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively.
Canon A2500 vs Nikon P7700 Screen and ViewFinder
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Portrait Comparison
Portrait photography with Canon A2500
Portrait photography with Nikon P7700
good resolution (16 megapixels)
includes face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
no manual control
external flash not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
focusing manually
comes with face detection focus
exports RAW files
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
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Nikon P7700 Street photography information
lighter than competition (135 grams)
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
fully articulated screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW files
small sensor size (1/1.7")
heavier than competitors in class (392 grams)
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Canon A2500 Sports photography features
Nikon P7700 Sports photography features
good resolution (16MP)
includes tracking focus
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (330 CIPA)
megapixel count low (12MP)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
no phase detect auto focus
Photography GlossaryTravel Comparison
Canon A2500 Travel photography factors
Nikon P7700 Travel photography factors
lighter than competition (135g)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (28mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
doesn't have selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
better than average battery power (330 per charge)
has built in flash
selfie friendly display
decently wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
lack of Time Lapse recording
heavier than competitors in class (392 grams)
megapixel count low (12MP)
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Canon A2500 Landscape photography details
Nikon P7700 Landscape photography details
relatively wide (28mm)
good sized screen (3 inch)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
no manual control
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse recording
focusing manually
decently wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW files
better than average battery power (330 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
megapixel count low (12MP)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Canon A2500 as a Vlogging camera
Nikon P7700 as a Vlogging camera
relatively wide (28mm)
includes face detect autofocus
lighter than competition (135 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have microphone port
decently wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
selfie friendly display
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
comes with external mic jack
heavier than competitors in class (392 grams)
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Canon A2500 vs Nikon P7700 Specifications
| Canon PowerShot A2500 | Nikon Coolpix P7700 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Manufacturer | Canon | Nikon |
| Model | Canon PowerShot A2500 | Nikon Coolpix P7700 |
| Class | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Compact |
| Introduced | 2013-01-29 | 2013-05-28 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/1.7" |
| Sensor dimensions | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 7.44 x 5.58mm |
| Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 41.5mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 16 megapixel | 12 megapixel |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | - |
| Full resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Max native ISO | 1600 | 1600 |
| Max boosted ISO | - | 6400 |
| Minimum native ISO | 100 | 80 |
| RAW pictures | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch to focus | ||
| Continuous autofocus | ||
| Single autofocus | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Selective autofocus | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Autofocus multi area | ||
| Autofocus live view | ||
| Face detect autofocus | ||
| Contract detect autofocus | ||
| Phase detect autofocus | ||
| Number of focus points | 9 | 99 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mounting type | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens focal range | 28-140mm (5.0x) | 28-200mm (7.1x) |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8-6.9 | f/2.0-4.0 |
| Macro focus range | 3cm | 2cm |
| Crop factor | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Range of display | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
| Display size | 3 inches | 3 inches |
| Resolution of display | 230 thousand dot | 921 thousand dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch screen | ||
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | None |
| Features | ||
| Lowest shutter speed | 15 secs | 60 secs |
| Highest shutter speed | 1/2000 secs | 1/4000 secs |
| Continuous shooting speed | 1.0 frames per sec | 8.0 frames per sec |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manually set exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Custom white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Integrated flash | ||
| Flash range | 3.00 m | 10.00 m |
| Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | - |
| External flash | ||
| AEB | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (25 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (15, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (120, 30 fps) |
| Max video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video format | H.264 | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Mic input | ||
| Headphone input | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | Optional |
| Physical | ||
| Environment seal | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 135 gr (0.30 pounds) | 392 gr (0.86 pounds) |
| Dimensions | 98 x 56 x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") | 119 x 73 x 50mm (4.7" x 2.9" x 2.0") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around score | not tested | 53 |
| DXO Color Depth score | not tested | 21.1 |
| DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | 11.7 |
| DXO Low light score | not tested | 191 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 220 shots | 330 shots |
| Battery format | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | NB-11L | EN-EL14 |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom) | Yes (10 or 2 seconds) |
| Time lapse recording | ||
| Storage media | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Storage slots | One | One |
| Retail pricing | $109 | $499 |