Canon N Facebook ready vs Nikon S33

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Canon N Facebook ready vs Nikon S33, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals Canon and Nikon. The sensor resolution of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and the S33 (13MP) is fairly well matched but the N Facebook ready (1/2.3") and S33 (1/3.1") provide different sensor size.

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The N Facebook ready was manufactured 17 months before the S33 making them a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the N Facebook ready matches up vs the S33 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready & Nikon Coolpix S33. The entire galleries are available at Canon N Facebook ready Gallery & Nikon S33 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon N Facebook ready offers external measurements of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Nikon S33 has dimensions of 110mm x 66mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") having a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the N Facebook ready compared to the S33.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the N Facebook ready and S33 is 93 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the N Facebook ready and S33.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The N Facebook ready due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon S33 will give extra detail due to its extra 1MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged N Facebook ready is going to be behind in sensor technology.