Nikon L19 vs Nikon P7700

Below is a comprehensive review of the Nikon L19 vs Nikon P7700, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are sold by Nikon. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the L19 (8MP) and P7700 (12MP) and the L19 (1/2.5") and P7700 (1/1.7") use different sensor measurements.

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The L19 was unveiled 5 years prior to the P7700 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the L19 scores versus the P7700 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix L19 & Nikon Coolpix P7700. The full galleries are available at Nikon L19 Gallery & Nikon P7700 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon L19 provides outside dimensions of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Nikon P7700 has proportions of 119mm x 73mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.9" x 2.0") along with a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the L19 and the P7700.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the L19 and P7700 is 94 and 82 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements only by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the L19 and P7700.

As you can see, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The L19 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Nikon P7700 will deliver greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The older L19 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.