Nikon P7100 vs Nikon S3600

Lets look a bit more closely at the Nikon P7100 versus Nikon S3600, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are designed by Nikon. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the P7100 (10MP) and S3600 (20MP) and the P7100 (1/1.7") and S3600 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The P7100 was announced 22 months before the S3600 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the P7100 matches up versus the S3600 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P7100 and Nikon Coolpix S3600. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon P7100 Gallery and Nikon S3600 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon P7100 comes with external dimensions of 116mm x 77mm x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") having a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Nikon S3600 has sizing of 97mm x 58mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the P7100 compared to the S3600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the P7100 and S3600 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizes just by checking specs. The pic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P7100 and S3600.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The P7100 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon S3600 will give you greater detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged P7100 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.