Nikon S32 vs Olympus 9000

Let's take a more detailed look at the Nikon S32 vs Olympus 9000, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Nikon and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the S32 (13MP) and the 9000 (12MP) is relatively well matched but the S32 (1/3") and 9000 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The S32 was unveiled 4 years after the 9000 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S32 matches up against the 9000 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S32 and Olympus Stylus 9000. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon S32 Gallery and Olympus 9000 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon S32 provides outside dimensions of 108mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Olympus 9000 has sizing of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the S32 against the 9000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S32 and 9000 is 90 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S32 and 9000.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The S32 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Nikon S32 will give greater detail having an extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent S32 should have a benefit in sensor technology.