Nikon P100 vs Sony H90

On this page, we will be matching up the Nikon P100 versus Sony H90, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the P100 (10MP) and H90 (16MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The P100 was brought out 20 months prior to the H90 which makes them a generation away from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon P100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the P100 scores vs the H90 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P100 Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Nikon P100 has got outer measurements of 114mm x 83mm x 99mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.9") having a weight of 481 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony H90 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the P100 compared to the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P100 and H90 is 68 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The image here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the P100 and H90.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony H90 to render more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged P100 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.