Nikon S6100 vs Olympus FE-3010

Here is a complete review of the Nikon S6100 and Olympus FE-3010, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the S6100 (16MP) and FE-3010 (12MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The S6100 was manufactured 2 years later than the FE-3010 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S6100 being a Compact camera and the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the S6100 grades versus the FE-3010 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S6100 & Olympus FE-3010. The entire galleries are available at Nikon S6100 Gallery & Olympus FE-3010 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon S6100 features physical dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Olympus FE-3010 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs).

Examine the Nikon S6100 and Olympus FE-3010 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the S6100 compared to the FE-3010.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S6100 and FE-3010 is 93 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing merely by going through technical specs. The visual here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S6100 and FE-3010.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can anticipate the Nikon S6100 to produce extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer S6100 should have an advantage in sensor tech.