Kodak Sport vs Nikon S30

Lets look a little more in depth at the Kodak Sport versus Nikon S30, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Kodak and Nikon. The resolution of the Sport (12MP) and the S30 (10MP) is fairly comparable but the Sport (1/2.3") and S30 (1/3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The Sport was released 13 months prior to the S30 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Sport matches up against the S30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Kodak EasyShare Sport & Nikon Coolpix S30. The complete galleries are provided at Kodak Sport Gallery & Nikon S30 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Kodak Sport enjoys outer dimensions of 147mm x 58mm x 23mm (5.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Nikon S30 has specifications of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the Sport and the S30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Sport and S30 is 92 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Sport and S30.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Sport featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Kodak Sport will show more detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older Sport will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.