Nikon S9500 vs Panasonic S5

Let's look a little more closely at the Nikon S9500 vs Panasonic S5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the S9500 (18MP) and S5 (24MP) and the S9500 (1/2.3") and S5 (Full frame) provide totally different sensor size.

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The S9500 was unveiled 8 years prior to the S5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon S9500 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the S9500 scores vs the S5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S9500 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S5. The full galleries are provided at Nikon S9500 Gallery & Panasonic S5 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon S9500 features physical measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S5 has proportions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the S9500 versus the S5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S9500 and S5 is 92 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the S9500 and S5.

All in all, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S9500 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic S5 will give more detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The older S9500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.