Nikon P100 vs Olympus SP-100

Here is a in-depth analysis of the Nikon P100 and Olympus SP-100, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the P100 (10MP) and SP-100 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The P100 was brought out 4 years before the SP-100 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the P100 scores against the SP-100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P100 & Olympus Stylus SP-100. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P100 Gallery & Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P100 enjoys external measurements of 114mm x 83mm x 99mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.9") along with a weight of 481 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Olympus SP-100 has dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the P100 compared to the SP-100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the P100 and SP-100 is 68 and 63 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through specs. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the P100 and SP-100.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Olympus SP-100 to give more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older P100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.