Nikon P7100 vs Sony WX500

Here is a complete analysis of the Nikon P7100 versus Sony WX500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the P7100 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the P7100 (1/1.7") and WX500 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The P7100 was brought out 4 years before the WX500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the P7100 scores vs the WX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P7100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon P7100 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon P7100 provides external dimensions of 116mm x 77mm x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") along with a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the P7100 versus the WX500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P7100 and WX500 is 82 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing purely by going over specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the P7100 and WX500.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The P7100 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX500 will offer extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older P7100 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.