Nikon A100 vs Nikon S3000

Below is a comprehensive review of the Nikon A100 vs Nikon S3000, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both of them are offered by Nikon. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A100 (20MP) and S3000 (12MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The A100 was released 6 years later than the S3000 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A100 scores against the S3000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix A100 & Nikon Coolpix S3000. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon A100 Gallery & Nikon S3000 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon A100 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Nikon S3000 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the A100 versus the S3000.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A100 and S3000 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A100 and S3000.

As you have seen, both of those cameras feature the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Nikon A100 to give you more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The newer A100 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.