Nikon S30 vs Pentax K100D

Let's take a deeper look at the Nikon S30 and Pentax K100D, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Nikon and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the S30 (10MP) and K100D (6MP) and the S30 (1/3") and K100D (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S30 was announced 5 years after the K100D which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S30 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the S30 scores versus the K100D when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S30 and Pentax K100D. The whole galleries are available at Nikon S30 Gallery and Pentax K100D Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S30 provides outer dimensions of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Pentax K100D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the S30 and the K100D.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the S30 and K100D is 90 and 64 respectively.

Often, its hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specifications. The picture underneath will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the S30 and K100D.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The S30 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Nikon S30 will give more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern S30 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.