Nikon L120 vs Nikon S3500

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Nikon L120 and Nikon S3500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both sold by Nikon. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the L120 (14MP) and S3500 (20MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The L120 was announced 24 months prior to the S3500 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the L120 scores versus the S3500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix L120 & Nikon Coolpix S3500. The whole galleries are available at Nikon L120 Gallery & Nikon S3500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon L120 comes with outside dimensions of 110mm x 77mm x 78mm (4.3" x 3.0" x 3.1") along with a weight of 431 grams (0.95 lbs) while the Nikon S3500 has sizing of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon L120 and Nikon S3500 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the L120 compared to the S3500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L120 and S3500 is 75 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the L120 and S3500.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Nikon S3500 to show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older L120 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.