Nikon S3000 vs Sony A6600

Lets look more in depth at the Nikon S3000 and Sony A6600, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Nikon and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the S3000 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the S3000 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The S3000 was announced 10 years prior to the A6600 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon S3000 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the S3000 matches up against the A6600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S3000 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S3000 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon S3000 has external measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon S3000 and Sony A6600 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the S3000 compared to the A6600.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the S3000 and A6600 is 96 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor sizing only by looking through specifications. The graphic below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S3000 and A6600.

Plainly, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S3000 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6600 will result in more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older S3000 will be behind in sensor tech.