Nikon S4300 vs Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Let's take a closer look at the Nikon S4300 versus Olympus XZ-2 iHS, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the S4300 (16MP) and XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and the S4300 (1/2.3") and XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") use totally different sensor size.

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The S4300 was launched 10 months before the XZ-2 iHS and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the S4300 matches up versus the XZ-2 iHS for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S4300 & Olympus XZ-2 iHS. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon S4300 Gallery & Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon S4300 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Olympus XZ-2 iHS has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the S4300 vs the XZ-2 iHS.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the S4300 and XZ-2 iHS is 95 and 85 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S4300 and XZ-2 iHS.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S4300 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Nikon S4300 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older S4300 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.