Canon A3300 IS vs Nikon P7700

Its time to examine more in depth at the Canon A3300 IS and Nikon P7700, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the A3300 IS (16MP) and P7700 (12MP) and the A3300 IS (1/2.3") and P7700 (1/1.7") feature different sensor size.

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The A3300 IS was manufactured 3 years prior to the P7700 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the A3300 IS matches up vs the P7700 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A3300 IS and Nikon Coolpix P7700. The entire galleries are available at Canon A3300 IS Gallery and Nikon P7700 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon A3300 IS features external measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Nikon P7700 has measurements of 119mm x 73mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.9" x 2.0") having a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the A3300 IS compared to the P7700.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A3300 IS and P7700 is 95 and 82 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A3300 IS and P7700.

As you can see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A3300 IS due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Canon A3300 IS will render extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older A3300 IS will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.