Kodak Sport vs Nikon S9300

Its time to look more closely at the Kodak Sport versus Nikon S9300, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Kodak and Nikon. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Sport (12MP) and S9300 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Sport was unveiled 18 months prior to the S9300 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the Sport grades against the S9300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Kodak EasyShare Sport and Nikon Coolpix S9300. The full galleries are provided at Kodak Sport Gallery and Nikon S9300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Kodak Sport offers outside dimensions of 147mm x 58mm x 23mm (5.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Nikon S9300 has dimensions of 109mm x 62mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the Sport against the S9300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Sport and S9300 is 92 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The visual below might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Sport and S9300.

All in all, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Nikon S9300 to render more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older Sport will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.