Nikon P610 vs Nikon S9900

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Nikon P610 versus Nikon S9900, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and both are built by Nikon. The sensor resolution of the P610 (16MP) and the S9900 (16MP) is very close and they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The P610 was introduced around the same time to the S9900 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon P610 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon S9900 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the P610 grades versus the S9900 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P610 & Nikon Coolpix S9900. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon P610 Gallery & Nikon S9900 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P610 comes with physical dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 107mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 4.2") accompanied by a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Nikon S9900 has dimensions of 112mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the P610 compared to the S9900.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P610 and S9900 is 65 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the gap in sensor sizing purely by looking through technical specs. The graphic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the P610 and S9900.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements and the identical resolution and you can expect comparable quality of photos but you will want to take the age of the cameras into account.