Nikon L19 vs Nikon W300

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Nikon L19 versus Nikon W300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are sold by Nikon. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the L19 (8MP) and W300 (16MP) and the L19 (1/2.5") and W300 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The L19 was brought out 9 years prior to the W300 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the L19 matches up against the W300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix L19 & Nikon Coolpix W300. The entire galleries are available at Nikon L19 Gallery & Nikon W300 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon L19 offers physical dimensions of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Nikon W300 has specifications of 112mm x 66mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the L19 compared to the W300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the L19 and W300 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Often, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The graphic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the L19 and W300.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L19 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Nikon W300 will result in more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older L19 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.