Kodak C140 vs Nikon S3600

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Kodak C140 and Nikon S3600, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by brands Kodak and Nikon. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the C140 (8MP) and S3600 (20MP) and the C140 (1/2.5") and S3600 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The C140 was launched 6 years earlier than the S3600 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the C140 scores against the S3600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Kodak EasyShare C140 & Nikon Coolpix S3600. The complete galleries are available at Kodak C140 Gallery & Nikon S3600 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Kodak C140 provides physical dimensions of 92mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Nikon S3600 has dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the C140 compared to the S3600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the C140 and S3600 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The photograph below might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the C140 and S3600.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The C140 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Nikon S3600 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older C140 is going to be behind in sensor technology.