Nikon S6500 vs Nikon Z5

Let's look closer at the Nikon S6500 versus Nikon Z5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are designed by Nikon. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the S6500 (16MP) and Z5 (24MP) and the S6500 (1/2.3") and Z5 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The S6500 was announced 8 years prior to the Z5 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S6500 being a Compact camera and the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the S6500 grades vs the Z5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S6500 & Nikon Z5. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S6500 Gallery & Nikon Z5 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon S6500 enjoys outer dimensions of 95mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Nikon Z5 has sizing of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the S6500 vs the Z5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the S6500 and Z5 is 92 and 62 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S6500 and Z5.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S6500 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Nikon Z5 will give greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older S6500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.