Nikon S8000 vs Nikon D7200

Lets examine more in depth at the Nikon S8000 vs Nikon D7200, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are created by Nikon. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the S8000 (14MP) and D7200 (24MP) and the S8000 (1/2.3") and D7200 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The S8000 was revealed 5 years before the D7200 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S8000 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D7200 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the S8000 scores against the D7200 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S8000 and Nikon D7200. The full galleries are provided at Nikon S8000 Gallery and Nikon D7200 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon S8000 comes with exterior dimensions of 103mm x 57mm x 27mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 183 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Nikon D7200 has measurements of 136mm x 107mm x 76mm (5.4" x 4.2" x 3.0") and a weight of 765 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the S8000 versus the D7200.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S8000 and D7200 is 93 and 59 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by going through specifications. The image here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S8000 and D7200.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S8000 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Nikon D7200 will produce more detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged S8000 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.