Kodak Z980 vs Nikon A900

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Kodak Z980 vs Nikon A900, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Kodak and Nikon. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the Z980 (12MP) and A900 (20MP) but they use the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Z980 was announced 8 years before the A900 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the Z980 scores versus the A900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Kodak EasyShare Z980 and Nikon Coolpix A900. The whole galleries are provided at Kodak Z980 Gallery and Nikon A900 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Kodak Z980 has got outside measurements of 124mm x 91mm x 105mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 445 grams (0.98 lbs) and the Nikon A900 has sizing of 113mm x 67mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the Z980 compared to the A900.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Z980 and A900 is 68 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the Z980 and A900.

As you have seen, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You should count on the Nikon A900 to render extra detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older Z980 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.