Canon N100 vs Nikon S6500

Here is a comprehensive review of the Canon N100 vs Nikon S6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and S6500 (16MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and S6500 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The N100 was announced 13 months later than the S6500 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the N100 grades vs the S6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot N100 & Nikon Coolpix S6500. The whole galleries are provided at Canon N100 Gallery & Nikon S6500 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon N100 has got outside dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") having a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Nikon S6500 has proportions of 95mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the N100 compared to the S6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the N100 and S6500 is 89 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the N100 and S6500.

As you can see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The N100 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Nikon S6500 will render more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern N100 provides an advantage in sensor technology.