Nikon P950 vs Panasonic S5

Its time to look closer at the Nikon P950 vs Panasonic S5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the P950 (16MP) and S5 (24MP) and the P950 (1/2.3") and S5 (Full frame) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The P950 was announced 7 months earlier than the S5 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon P950 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple view of how the P950 scores versus the S5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P950 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S5. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon P950 Gallery & Panasonic S5 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon P950 enjoys physical dimensions of 140mm x 110mm x 150mm (5.5" x 4.3" x 5.9") accompanied by a weight of 1005 grams (2.22 lbs) and the Panasonic S5 has measurements of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the P950 against the S5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P950 and S5 is 52 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The visual here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the P950 and S5.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The P950 having a smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Panasonic S5 will render more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older P950 will be behind in sensor tech.