Nikon S9500 vs Nikon D90

Let's look much closer at the Nikon S9500 and Nikon D90, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are offered by Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the S9500 (18MP) and D90 (12MP) and the S9500 (1/2.3") and D90 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S9500 was brought out 4 years later than the D90 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon S9500 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D90 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the S9500 matches up against the D90 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S9500 & Nikon D90. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon S9500 Gallery & Nikon D90 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S9500 features outer measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Nikon D90 has dimensions of 132mm x 103mm x 77mm (5.2" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the S9500 versus the D90.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S9500 and D90 is 92 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S9500 and D90.

Plainly, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S9500 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Nikon S9500 will resolve greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer S9500 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.