Nikon P900 vs Sony A450

Its time to look much closer at the Nikon P900 vs Sony A450, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Nikon and Sony. The image resolution of the P900 (16MP) and the A450 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the P900 (1/2.3") and A450 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The P900 was launched 5 years after the A450 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon P900 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the P900 grades versus the A450 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P900 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P900 Gallery and Sony A450 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P900 offers outside dimensions of 140mm x 103mm x 137mm (5.5" x 4.1" x 5.4") along with a weight of 899 grams (1.98 lbs) while the Sony A450 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the P900 against the A450.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the P900 and A450 is 52 and 65 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The pic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P900 and A450.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The P900 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Nikon P900 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent P900 will have a benefit in sensor tech.