Nikon S33 vs Sony S950

Let's look a little more in depth at the Nikon S33 and Sony S950, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Nikon and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the S33 (13MP) and S950 (10MP) and the S33 (1/3.1") and S950 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The S33 was brought out 6 years after the S950 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the S33 scores vs the S950 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S33 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are available at Nikon S33 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon S33 offers outer dimensions of 110mm x 66mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony S950 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the S33 against the S950.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S33 and S950 is 91 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by looking through specifications. The picture below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the S33 and S950.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S33 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Nikon S33 will render more detail having its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The newer S33 will have an advantage in sensor technology.