Nikon S9300 vs Sony RX100 VII

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon S9300 versus 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 S9300 (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is very similar but the S9300 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The S9300 was brought out 8 years before the RX100 VII and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon S9300 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the S9300 scores against the RX100 VII with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S9300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon S9300 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon S9300 comes with outer measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has measurements 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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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the S9300 and the RX100 VII.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the S9300 and RX100 VII is 91 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading specs. The graphic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the S9300 and RX100 VII.

All in all, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S9300 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX100 VII will deliver more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older S9300 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.