Nikon S3500 vs Nikon D300S

Its time to take a deeper look at the Nikon S3500 and Nikon D300S, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Nikon. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the S3500 (20MP) and D300S (12MP) and the S3500 (1/2.3") and D300S (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The S3500 was revealed 3 years later than the D300S and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S3500 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D300S being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the S3500 scores versus the D300S for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S3500 and Nikon D300S. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon S3500 Gallery and Nikon D300S Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Nikon S3500 comes with exterior measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Nikon D300S has proportions of 147mm x 114mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 938 grams (2.07 lbs).

See the Nikon S3500 and Nikon D300S in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the S3500 vs the D300S.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S3500 and D300S is 95 and 55 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by reviewing specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S3500 and D300S.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S3500 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Nikon S3500 will offer more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern S3500 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.