Canon G15 vs Nikon D40

Let's look much closer at the Canon G15 versus Nikon D40, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the G15 (12MP) and D40 (6MP) and the G15 (1/1.7") and D40 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The G15 was released 5 years later than the D40 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon G15 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D40 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the G15 grades versus the D40 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot G15 and Nikon D40. The complete galleries are available at Canon G15 Gallery and Nikon D40 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon G15 enjoys outside measurements of 107mm x 76mm x 40mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 1.6") having a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) while the Nikon D40 has sizing of 124mm x 94mm x 64mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the G15 vs the D40.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G15 and D40 is 86 and 71 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the G15 and D40.

As you can see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G15 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Canon G15 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a little more aggressively. The younger G15 will have a benefit in sensor tech.