Nikon S9500 vs Pentax K-01

Following is a detailed comparison of the Nikon S9500 and Pentax K-01, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Pentax. The image resolution of the S9500 (18MP) and the K-01 (16MP) is fairly well matched but the S9500 (1/2.3") and K-01 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The S9500 was announced 9 months after the K-01 and they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S9500 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-01 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the S9500 scores versus the K-01 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S9500 & Pentax K-01. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon S9500 Gallery & Pentax K-01 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon S9500 has physical measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-01 has measurements of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") and a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the S9500 against the K-01.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S9500 and K-01 is 92 and 76 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes just by checking a spec sheet. The image here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S9500 and K-01.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S9500 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Nikon S9500 will resolve greater detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent S9500 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.