Canon G15 vs Nikon S3500

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon G15 vs Nikon S3500, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the G15 (12MP) and S3500 (20MP) and the G15 (1/1.7") and S3500 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The G15 was released 5 months prior to the S3500 so they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the G15 matches up versus the S3500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot G15 and Nikon Coolpix S3500. The complete galleries are provided at Canon G15 Gallery and Nikon S3500 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon G15 has got external measurements of 107mm x 76mm x 40mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 1.6") along with a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Nikon S3500 has proportions of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the G15 compared to the S3500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G15 and S3500 is 86 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through a spec sheet. The image here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the G15 and S3500.

As you can see, both cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The G15 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon S3500 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively.