Nikon 1 S1 vs Sony A3000

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon 1 S1 and Sony A3000, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the 1 S1 (10MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the 1 S1 (1") and A3000 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The 1 S1 was released 2 months earlier than the A3000 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon 1 S1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 1 S1 matches up vs the A3000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon 1 S1 & Sony Alpha A3000. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon 1 S1 Gallery & Sony A3000 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon 1 S1 has got external dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 197 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony A3000 has proportions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon 1 S1 and Sony A3000 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the 1 S1 versus the A3000.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1 S1 and A3000 is 92 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 1 S1 and A3000.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 1 S1 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A3000 will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.