Canon S95 vs Nikon S4100

Let's look more closely at the Canon S95 vs Nikon S4100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and S4100 (14MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and S4100 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The S95 was manufactured 2 months earlier than the S4100 so they are of a similar generation. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon S95 being a Compact camera and the Nikon S4100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the S95 scores vs the S4100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S95 and Nikon Coolpix S4100. The entire galleries are available at Canon S95 Gallery and Nikon S4100 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon S95 has outside measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Nikon S4100 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the S95 versus the S4100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S95 and S4100 is 93 and 99 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes simply by checking a spec sheet. The image here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S95 and S4100.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S95 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon S4100 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images way more aggressively.