Nikon S4000 vs Sony A6300

Below is a detailed analysis of the Nikon S4000 versus Sony A6300, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the S4000 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the S4000 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The S4000 was brought out 7 years before the A6300 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon S4000 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the S4000 scores against the A6300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S4000 & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon S4000 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S4000 offers external measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the S4000 against the A6300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S4000 and A6300 is 96 and 83 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the S4000 and A6300.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S4000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6300 will show more detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older S4000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.