Leica C vs Nikon S9900

Let's take a more detailed look at the Leica C and Nikon S9900, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Leica and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the C (12MP) and S9900 (16MP) and the C (1/1.7") and S9900 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The C was unveiled 17 months prior to the S9900 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise summation of how the C scores vs the S9900 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica C & Nikon Coolpix S9900. The full galleries are available at Leica C Gallery & Nikon S9900 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Leica C enjoys outside dimensions of 103mm x 63mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Nikon S9900 has dimensions of 112mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the C compared to the S9900.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the C and S9900 is 92 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specifications. The graphic underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the C and S9900.

Plainly, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The C using its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Nikon S9900 will give greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos far more aggressively. The older C is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.