Canon N100 vs Nikon L21

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon N100 versus Nikon L21, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Canon and Nikon. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and L21 (8MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and L21 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The N100 was unveiled 3 years later than the L21 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the N100 matches up against the L21 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot N100 & Nikon Coolpix L21. The full galleries are viewable at Canon N100 Gallery & Nikon L21 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Canon N100 comes with outer measurements of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") along with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) and the Nikon L21 has measurements of 92mm x 67mm x 28mm (3.6" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 169 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the N100 against the L21.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the N100 and L21 is 89 and 93 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the N100 and L21.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The N100 having a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon N100 will produce extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos far more aggressively. The newer N100 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.