Nikon S1100pj vs Nikon D810

On this page, we will be analyzing the Nikon S1100pj vs Nikon D810, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and they are both designed by Nikon. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the S1100pj (14MP) and D810 (36MP) and the S1100pj (1/2.3") and D810 (Full frame) provide different sensor size.

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The S1100pj was announced 4 years prior to the D810 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon S1100pj being a Ultracompact camera and the Nikon D810 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the S1100pj matches up vs the D810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S1100pj and Nikon D810. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S1100pj Gallery and Nikon D810 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon S1100pj comes with outer dimensions of 101mm x 68mm x 24mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 0.9") along with a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Nikon D810 has sizing of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 980 grams (2.16 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the S1100pj versus the D810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1100pj and D810 is 93 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S1100pj and D810.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S1100pj having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Nikon D810 will produce more detail with its extra 22MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older S1100pj will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.