Nikon D5300 vs Olympus SZ-12

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Nikon D5300 vs Olympus SZ-12, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the D5300 (24MP) and SZ-12 (14MP) and the D5300 (APS-C) and SZ-12 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The D5300 was released 2 years after the SZ-12 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D5300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the D5300 scores against the SZ-12 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D5300 and Olympus SZ-12. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon D5300 Gallery and Olympus SZ-12 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon D5300 has outer dimensions of 125mm x 98mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 480 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-12 has measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the D5300 against the SZ-12.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D5300 and SZ-12 is 68 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through a spec sheet. The image underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D5300 and SZ-12.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The D5300 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Nikon D5300 will show greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The newer D5300 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.