Nikon S620 vs Nikon S800c

Its time to examine more closely at the Nikon S620 and Nikon S800c, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are built by Nikon. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the S620 (12MP) and S800c (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S620 was brought out 5 years prior to the S800c and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the S620 scores versus the S800c when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S620 and Nikon Coolpix S800c. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon S620 Gallery and Nikon S800c Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S620 features physical dimensions of 90mm x 53mm x 23mm (3.5" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Nikon S800c has dimensions of 111mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 184 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the S620 vs the S800c.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S620 and S800c is 96 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S620 and S800c.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different MP. You should anticipate the Nikon S800c to give you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older S620 is going to be behind in sensor technology.