Nikon P330 vs Nikon P530

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Nikon P330 and Nikon P530, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Nikon. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the P330 (12MP) and P530 (16MP) and the P330 (1/1.7") and P530 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The P330 was launched 11 months earlier than the P530 and they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon P330 being a Compact camera and the Nikon P530 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a concise view of how the P330 scores versus the P530 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P330 and Nikon Coolpix P530. The complete galleries are available at Nikon P330 Gallery and Nikon P530 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P330 features outer dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Nikon P530 has dimensions of 123mm x 84mm x 98mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.9") along with a weight of 494 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the P330 vs the P530.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the P330 and P530 is 92 and 67 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P330 and P530.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The P330 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon P530 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged P330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.