Nikon L26 vs Nikon P7000

Below is a extensive overview of the Nikon L26 and Nikon P7000, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both are produced by Nikon. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the L26 (16MP) and P7000 (10MP) and the L26 (1/2.3") and P7000 (1/1.7") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The L26 was manufactured 15 months later than the P7000 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the L26 scores vs the P7000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix L26 & Nikon Coolpix P7000. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon L26 Gallery & Nikon P7000 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon L26 has got exterior measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Nikon P7000 has dimensions of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the L26 versus the P7000.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the L26 and P7000 is 93 and 85 respectively.

Generally, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the L26 and P7000.

Clearly, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L26 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Nikon L26 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent L26 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.