Canon D10 vs Nikon A900

Below, we will be contrasting the Canon D10 vs Nikon A900, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Nikon. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the D10 (12MP) and A900 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The D10 was announced 7 years before the A900 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the D10 matches up versus the A900 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot D10 and Nikon Coolpix A900. The whole galleries are provided at Canon D10 Gallery and Nikon A900 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon D10 enjoys outer dimensions of 104mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.1" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Nikon A900 has proportions of 113mm x 67mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon D10 vs Nikon A900 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the D10 and the A900.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D10 and A900 is 89 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by going over technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D10 and A900.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Nikon A900 to offer more detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older D10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.