Kodak C140 vs Nikon S640

Lets look much closer at the Kodak C140 vs Nikon S640, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Kodak and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the C140 (8MP) and S640 (12MP) and the C140 (1/2.5") and S640 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The C140 was unveiled 6 months prior to the S640 so they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the C140 matches up vs the S640 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Kodak EasyShare C140 & Nikon Coolpix S640. The full galleries are available at Kodak C140 Gallery & Nikon S640 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Kodak C140 features physical dimensions of 92mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Nikon S640 has proportions of 91mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the C140 against the S640.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the C140 and S640 is 94 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The photograph underneath may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the C140 and S640.

To sum up, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The C140 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Nikon S640 will render greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.