Nikon S9500 vs Sony W230

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon S9500 vs Sony W230, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Nikon and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the S9500 (18MP) and W230 (12MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S9500 was brought out 4 years later than the W230 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the S9500 matches up against the W230 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S9500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The entire galleries are available at Nikon S9500 Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S9500 provides 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 Sony W230 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the S9500 versus the W230.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S9500 and W230 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The visual underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the S9500 and W230.

All in all, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Nikon S9500 to offer you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more modern S9500 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.