Nikon P100 vs Sony HX90V

Its time to look a little more closely at the Nikon P100 versus Sony HX90V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the P100 (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The P100 was released 5 years before the HX90V which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon P100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the P100 matches up vs the HX90V for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon P100 Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon P100 comes with outer dimensions 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 HX90V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the P100 compared to the HX90V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the P100 and HX90V is 68 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specs. The image underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P100 and HX90V.

All in all, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You should expect to see the Sony HX90V to give you extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged P100 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.