Nikon P7000 vs Nikon S6000

Following is a complete overview of the Nikon P7000 vs Nikon S6000, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both are built by Nikon. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and S6000 (14MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and S6000 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The P7000 was released 10 months after the S6000 and they are of a similar generation. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the P7000 grades versus the S6000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P7000 and Nikon Coolpix S6000. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P7000 Gallery and Nikon S6000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P7000 has external dimensions of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Nikon S6000 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the P7000 and the S6000.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the P7000 and S6000 is 85 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The image below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the P7000 and S6000.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The P7000 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon S6000 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The younger P7000 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.