Nikon B700 vs Nikon S9900

Its time to look a little more closely at the Nikon B700 vs Nikon S9900, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both of them are designed by Nikon. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the B700 (20MP) and S9900 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The B700 was unveiled 13 months later than the S9900 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon B700 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon S9900 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the B700 matches up versus the S9900 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix B700 and Nikon Coolpix S9900. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon B700 Gallery and Nikon S9900 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Nikon B700 comes with exterior dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 107mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 4.2") accompanied by a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) while the Nikon S9900 has specifications of 112mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the B700 compared to the S9900.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the B700 and S9900 is 65 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking technical specs. The visual here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the B700 and S9900.

As you can tell, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Nikon B700 to give you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent B700 should have an edge in sensor innovation.