Nikon L19 vs Nikon S100

Below is a complete assessment of the Nikon L19 and Nikon S100, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both are sold by Nikon. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the L19 (8MP) and S100 (16MP) and the L19 (1/2.5") and S100 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The L19 was released 3 years before the S100 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the L19 scores vs the S100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix L19 and Nikon Coolpix S100. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon L19 Gallery and Nikon S100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and size. 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 S100 has specifications of 99mm x 65mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.7") with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the L19 compared to the S100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the L19 and S100 is 94 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the L19 and S100.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L19 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Nikon S100 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older L19 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.