Nikon S30 vs Sony WX150

Following is a thorough comparison of the Nikon S30 and Sony WX150, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the S30 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the S30 (1/3") and WX150 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The S30 was manufactured at a similar time to the WX150 so they are of a similar age. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the S30 scores against the WX150 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are available at Nikon S30 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S30 comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the S30 versus the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S30 and WX150 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to see the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing technical specs. The picture below should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S30 and WX150.

As you have seen, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S30 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony WX150 will render more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively.