Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 vs Nikon D700

Lets look closer at the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 vs Nikon D700, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Kodak and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the Astro Zoom AZ651 (21MP) and D700 (12MP) and the Astro Zoom AZ651 (1/2.3") and D700 (Full frame) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Astro Zoom AZ651 was introduced 5 years later than the D700 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon D700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the Astro Zoom AZ651 matches up versus the D700 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Kodak Pixpro Astro Zoom AZ651 & Nikon D700. The whole galleries are available at Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 Gallery & Nikon D700 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 has outer dimensions of 125mm x 114mm x 89mm (4.9" x 4.5" x 3.5") along with a weight of 567 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Nikon D700 has measurements of 147mm x 123mm x 77mm (5.8" x 4.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 1074 grams (2.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the Astro Zoom AZ651 against the D700.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Astro Zoom AZ651 and D700 is 65 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Astro Zoom AZ651 and D700.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Astro Zoom AZ651 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 will resolve extra detail using its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more recent Astro Zoom AZ651 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.