Nikon P610 vs Nikon D3300

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon P610 versus Nikon D3300, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both manufactured by Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the P610 (16MP) and D3300 (24MP) and the P610 (1/2.3") and D3300 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The P610 was manufactured 10 months after the D3300 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon P610 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon D3300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the P610 matches up against the D3300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P610 & Nikon D3300. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P610 Gallery & Nikon D3300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon P610 enjoys outside dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 107mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 4.2") along with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) while the Nikon D3300 has measurements of 124mm x 98mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 430 grams (0.95 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the P610 vs the D3300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the P610 and D3300 is 65 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The image here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P610 and D3300.

Clearly, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The P610 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Nikon D3300 will give you extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The fresher P610 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.