Nikon S02 vs Nikon S5300

Its time to take a deeper look at the Nikon S02 versus Nikon S5300, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Nikon. The sensor resolution of the S02 (13MP) and the S5300 (16MP) is fairly close but the S02 (1/3") and S5300 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The S02 was brought out 4 months before the S5300 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras offer different body type with the Nikon S02 being a Ultracompact camera and the Nikon S5300 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the S02 matches up vs the S5300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S02 and Nikon Coolpix S5300. The entire galleries are available at Nikon S02 Gallery and Nikon S5300 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon S02 enjoys physical dimensions of 77mm x 51mm x 18mm (3.0" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) while the Nikon S5300 has measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 138 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the S02 versus the S5300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S02 and S5300 is 97 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by looking through a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S02 and S5300.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The S02 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Nikon S5300 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images far more aggressively.