Nikon L100 vs Nikon S3600

Let's examine more closely at the Nikon L100 vs Nikon S3600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Nikon. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the L100 (10MP) and S3600 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The L100 was brought out 5 years before the S3600 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the L100 scores versus the S3600 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix L100 & Nikon Coolpix S3600. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon L100 Gallery & Nikon S3600 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon L100 features outer dimensions of 110mm x 72mm x 78mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 360 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Nikon S3600 has dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the L100 against the S3600.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the L100 and S3600 is 79 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the L100 and S3600.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Nikon S3600 to give you greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older L100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.