Nikon S32 vs Nikon S9700

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Nikon S32 and Nikon S9700, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Nikon. The image resolution of the S32 (13MP) and the S9700 (16MP) is pretty well matched but the S32 (1/3") and S9700 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The S32 was announced within a month of the S9700 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the S32 matches up against the S9700 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S32 & Nikon Coolpix S9700. The whole galleries are available at Nikon S32 Gallery & Nikon S9700 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon S32 provides outside measurements of 108mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Nikon S9700 has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs).

Look at the Nikon S32 and Nikon S9700 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the S32 against the S9700.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the S32 and S9700 is 90 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the S32 and S9700.

Clearly, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S32 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Nikon S9700 will resolve more detail with its extra 3MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively.