Nikon L26 vs Nikon P7700

Lets look more closely at the Nikon L26 and Nikon P7700, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are built by Nikon. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the L26 (16MP) and P7700 (12MP) and the L26 (1/2.3") and P7700 (1/1.7") offer different sensor sizing.

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The L26 was announced 16 months prior to the P7700 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the L26 matches up vs the P7700 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix L26 and Nikon Coolpix P7700. The whole galleries are available at Nikon L26 Gallery and Nikon P7700 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Nikon L26 has physical dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Nikon P7700 has measurements of 119mm x 73mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.9" x 2.0") along with a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).

Examine the Nikon L26 and Nikon P7700 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the L26 versus the P7700.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L26 and P7700 is 93 and 82 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the L26 and P7700.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The L26 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Nikon L26 will give extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older L26 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.