Nikon S3300 vs Panasonic LX3

Below is a detailed analysis of the Nikon S3300 and Panasonic LX3, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Nikon and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the S3300 (16MP) and LX3 (10MP) and the S3300 (1/2.3") and LX3 (1/1.63") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The S3300 was unveiled 3 years later than the LX3 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple overview of how the S3300 scores vs the LX3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S3300 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. The full galleries are available at Nikon S3300 Gallery & Panasonic LX3 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon S3300 has got exterior measurements of 95mm x 58mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Panasonic LX3 has proportions of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the S3300 compared to the LX3.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the S3300 and LX3 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S3300 and LX3.

Clearly, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S3300 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Nikon S3300 will provide extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern S3300 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.