Nikon S6500 vs Sony RX100 VII

Below is a comprehensive review of the Nikon S6500 and Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. The resolution of the S6500 (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is fairly comparable but the S6500 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") offer different sensor size.

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The S6500 was unveiled 7 years prior to the RX100 VII and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon S6500 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the S6500 scores versus the RX100 VII in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The full galleries are available at Nikon S6500 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Nikon S6500 offers exterior 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) while the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the S6500 versus the RX100 VII.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S6500 and RX100 VII is 92 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The visual below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S6500 and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S6500 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 VII will provide extra detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older S6500 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.