Nikon A100 vs Nikon S8000

Its time to examine more closely at the Nikon A100 vs Nikon S8000, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Nikon. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the A100 (20MP) and S8000 (14MP) but they come with the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The A100 was announced 5 years after the S8000 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon A100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Nikon S8000 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise view of how the A100 matches up against the S8000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix A100 & Nikon Coolpix S8000. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon A100 Gallery & Nikon S8000 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon A100 provides physical measurements of 95mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Nikon S8000 has sizing of 103mm x 57mm x 27mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 183 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the A100 vs the S8000.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A100 and S8000 is 96 and 93 respectively.

Typically, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking specs. The pic underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A100 and S8000.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Nikon A100 to resolve greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger A100 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.