Canon SD980 IS vs Nikon S9500

Below is a extensive assessment of the Canon SD980 IS vs Nikon S9500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SD980 IS (12MP) and S9500 (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SD980 IS was brought out 4 years before the S9500 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the SD980 IS scores vs the S9500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD980 IS and Nikon Coolpix S9500. The entire galleries are available at Canon SD980 IS Gallery and Nikon S9500 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon SD980 IS comes with outer measurements of 100mm x 53mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Nikon S9500 has sizing of 110mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the SD980 IS versus the S9500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD980 IS and S9500 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SD980 IS and S9500.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Nikon S9500 to render more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SD980 IS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.