Nikon P7000 vs Nikon S9700

Below is a extensive analysis of the Nikon P7000 and Nikon S9700, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Nikon. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and S9700 (16MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and S9700 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The P7000 was manufactured 4 years prior to the S9700 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the P7000 matches up versus the S9700 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P7000 and Nikon Coolpix S9700. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon P7000 Gallery and Nikon S9700 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and size. The Nikon P7000 comes with physical measurements of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) and the Nikon S9700 has specifications of 110mm x 64mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the P7000 and the S9700.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P7000 and S9700 is 85 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the P7000 and S9700.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The P7000 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon S9700 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older P7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.