Nikon P600 vs Nikon P7800

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon P600 and Nikon P7800, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Nikon. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the P600 (16MP) and P7800 (12MP) and the P600 (1/2.3") and P7800 (1/1.7") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The P600 was released 3 months later than the P7800 and they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Nikon P600 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon P7800 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the P600 scores versus the P7800 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P600 and Nikon Coolpix P7800. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P600 Gallery and Nikon P7800 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Nikon P600 provides outside measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 107mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 4.2") and a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Nikon P7800 has specifications of 119mm x 78mm x 50mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 2.0") and a weight of 399 grams (0.88 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon P600 and Nikon P7800 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the P600 and the P7800.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the P600 and P7800 is 65 and 82 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The visual here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the P600 and P7800.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The P600 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Nikon P600 will give more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively.