Canon S120 vs Nikon S9900

Let's take a deeper look at the Canon S120 versus Nikon S9900, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Nikon. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the S120 (12MP) and S9900 (16MP) and the S120 (1/1.7") and S9900 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The S120 was released 14 months earlier than the S9900 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the S120 matches up vs the S9900 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S120 and Nikon Coolpix S9900. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon S120 Gallery and Nikon S9900 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon S120 has got exterior measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Nikon S9900 has dimensions of 112mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") and a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the S120 vs the S9900.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S120 and S9900 is 92 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S120 and S9900.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S120 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon S9900 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older S120 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.