Canon N100 vs Nikon L19

Its time to look more in depth at the Canon N100 and Nikon L19, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and L19 (8MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and L19 (1/2.5") posses different sensor sizing.

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The N100 was brought out 4 years later than the L19 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the N100 scores vs the L19 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot N100 and Nikon Coolpix L19. The entire galleries are available at Canon N100 Gallery and Nikon L19 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon N100 comes with external dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") along with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Nikon L19 has measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs).

Check out the Canon N100 and Nikon L19 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the N100 versus the L19.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the N100 and L19 is 89 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the N100 and L19.

As you can tell, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The N100 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon N100 will render extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The younger N100 should have an edge in sensor technology.