Kodak M580 vs Nikon AW100

On this page, we will be contrasting the Kodak M580 and Nikon AW100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Kodak and Nikon. The image resolution of the M580 (14MP) and the AW100 (16MP) is pretty comparable and both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The M580 was released 3 years before the AW100 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the M580 matches up vs the AW100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare M580 & Nikon Coolpix AW100. The complete galleries are viewable at Kodak M580 Gallery & Nikon AW100 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Kodak M580 comes with outer dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 56mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 2.2") having a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Nikon AW100 has sizing of 110mm x 65mm x 23mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the M580 against the AW100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the M580 and AW100 is 90 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The picture underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M580 and AW100.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Nikon AW100 to show greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged M580 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.