Nikon AW130 vs Nikon P7100

Below is a extensive assessment of the Nikon AW130 vs Nikon P7100, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Nikon. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the AW130 (16MP) and P7100 (10MP) and the AW130 (1/2.3") and P7100 (1/1.7") posses different sensor size.

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The AW130 was unveiled 3 years later than the P7100 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the AW130 scores vs the P7100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix AW130 & Nikon Coolpix P7100. The full galleries are provided at Nikon AW130 Gallery & Nikon P7100 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon AW130 offers outer measurements of 110mm x 66mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") having a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Nikon P7100 has dimensions of 116mm x 77mm x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") with a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the AW130 and the P7100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the AW130 and P7100 is 91 and 82 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The photograph below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the AW130 and P7100.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The AW130 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Nikon AW130 will deliver more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger AW130 should have an edge in sensor technology.