Nikon S01 vs Nikon S3100

Lets take a closer look at the Nikon S01 versus Nikon S3100, both Ultracompact cameras and both are built by Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the S01 (10MP) and S3100 (14MP) and the S01 (1/2.9") and S3100 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The S01 was brought out 2 years after the S3100 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S01 matches up against the S3100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S01 & Nikon Coolpix S3100. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon S01 Gallery & Nikon S3100 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon S01 offers external dimensions of 77mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.0" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 96 grams (0.21 lbs) whilst the Nikon S3100 has sizing of 94mm x 58mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 118 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the S01 against the S3100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S01 and S3100 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to envision the contrast in sensor sizes simply by viewing specs. The picture below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the S01 and S3100.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S01 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Nikon S3100 will render greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The fresher S01 will have a benefit in sensor innovation.