Nikon S2900 vs Nikon S4000

Below is a complete comparison of the Nikon S2900 vs Nikon S4000, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both of them are built by Nikon. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the S2900 (20MP) and S4000 (12MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S2900 was manufactured 5 years later than the S4000 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the S2900 matches up versus the S4000 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S2900 & Nikon Coolpix S4000. The entire galleries are available at Nikon S2900 Gallery & Nikon S4000 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon S2900 offers exterior dimensions of 95mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Nikon S4000 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the S2900 and the S4000.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the S2900 and S4000 is 96 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the S2900 and S4000.

All in all, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Nikon S2900 to give you extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent S2900 should have an advantage in sensor tech.