Nikon S3500 vs Sony WX300

Below, we are evaluating the Nikon S3500 versus Sony WX300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Nikon and Sony. The sensor resolution of the S3500 (20MP) and the WX300 (18MP) is very comparable and they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The S3500 was released at a similar time to the WX300 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the S3500 scores vs the WX300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S3500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The complete galleries are available at Nikon S3500 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon S3500 offers outer dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony WX300 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the S3500 against the WX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S3500 and WX300 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S3500 and WX300.

To sum up, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Nikon S3500 to provide more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively.