Nikon S2900 vs Pentax Efina

Below is a detailed analysis of the Nikon S2900 and Pentax Efina, both Ultracompact cameras by companies Nikon and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the S2900 (20MP) and Efina (14MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The S2900 was brought out 20 months later than the Efina making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the S2900 grades vs the Efina in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S2900 & Pentax Efina. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon S2900 Gallery & Pentax Efina Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon S2900 enjoys exterior measurements of 95mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Pentax Efina has sizing of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the S2900 compared to the Efina.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S2900 and Efina is 96 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching a spec sheet. The visual below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S2900 and Efina.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Nikon S2900 to render more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent S2900 provides an advantage in sensor technology.