Nikon L19 vs Sony W730

Here, we will be reviewing the Nikon L19 versus Sony W730, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the L19 (8MP) and W730 (16MP) and the L19 (1/2.5") and W730 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The L19 was introduced 4 years before the W730 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the L19 scores versus the W730 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix L19 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are available at Nikon L19 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon L19 offers outer dimensions of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the L19 compared to the W730.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L19 and W730 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the L19 and W730.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The L19 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony W730 will show extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older L19 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.