Nikon S30 vs Nikon S8000

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Nikon S30 and Nikon S8000, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are created by Nikon. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the S30 (10MP) and S8000 (14MP) and the S30 (1/3") and S8000 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The S30 was released 20 months later than the S8000 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S30 grades against the S8000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S30 & Nikon Coolpix S8000. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon S30 Gallery & Nikon S8000 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon S30 offers external dimensions of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Nikon S8000 has proportions of 103mm x 57mm x 27mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 183 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the S30 versus the S8000.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the S30 and S8000 is 90 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The photograph here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S30 and S8000.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S30 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Nikon S8000 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger S30 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.