Nikon P950 vs Nikon D7100

Lets examine more closely at the Nikon P950 and Nikon D7100, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR and both are produced by Nikon. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the P950 (16MP) and D7100 (24MP) and the P950 (1/2.3") and D7100 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The P950 was launched 6 years later than the D7100 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon P950 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon D7100 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the P950 scores versus the D7100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P950 and Nikon D7100. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P950 Gallery and Nikon D7100 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon P950 comes with outside dimensions of 140mm x 110mm x 150mm (5.5" x 4.3" x 5.9") having a weight of 1005 grams (2.22 lbs) whilst the Nikon D7100 has sizing of 136mm x 107mm x 76mm (5.4" x 4.2" x 3.0") having a weight of 765 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the P950 versus the D7100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P950 and D7100 is 52 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the P950 and D7100.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The P950 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Nikon D7100 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger P950 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.