Canon S100 vs Nikon P530

Below is a detailed assessment of the Canon S100 versus Nikon P530, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and P530 (16MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and P530 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The S100 was released 3 years before the P530 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon S100 being a Compact camera and the Nikon P530 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the S100 grades vs the P530 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S100 & Nikon Coolpix P530. The complete galleries are available at Canon S100 Gallery & Nikon P530 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Canon S100 offers external dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Nikon P530 has specifications of 123mm x 84mm x 98mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.9") and a weight of 494 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the S100 and the P530.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S100 and P530 is 93 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The graphic below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the S100 and P530.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S100 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon P530 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older S100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.