Nikon P100 vs Sony HX99

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Nikon P100 and Sony HX99, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the P100 (10MP) and HX99 (18MP) and the P100 (1/2.3") and HX99 (1/2.3-inch) posses different sensor measurements.

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The P100 was announced 9 years prior to the HX99 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon P100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX99 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the P100 matches up vs the HX99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon P100 Gallery & Sony HX99 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon P100 has got external dimensions of 114mm x 83mm x 99mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.9") accompanied by a weight of 481 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony HX99 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 242 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the P100 compared to the HX99.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the P100 and HX99 is 68 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The picture here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the P100 and HX99.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The P100 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX99 will result in more detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged P100 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.