Nikon L810 vs Nikon P7800

Its time to examine more closely at the Nikon L810 versus Nikon P7800, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Nikon. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the L810 (16MP) and P7800 (12MP) and the L810 (1/2.3") and P7800 (1/1.7") use totally different sensor size.

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The L810 was announced 22 months prior to the P7800 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the L810 grades against the P7800 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix L810 & Nikon Coolpix P7800. The whole galleries are available at Nikon L810 Gallery & Nikon P7800 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon L810 features outer measurements of 111mm x 76mm x 83mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 430 grams (0.95 lbs) while the Nikon P7800 has sizing of 119mm x 78mm x 50mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 2.0") with a weight of 399 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the L810 compared to the P7800.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L810 and P7800 is 74 and 82 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the L810 and P7800.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The L810 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Nikon L810 will offer extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older L810 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.