Nikon Z5 vs Sony S930

Lets look a bit more closely at the Nikon Z5 and Sony S930, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Nikon and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and S930 (10MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and S930 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The Z5 was manufactured 11 years after the S930 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the Z5 matches up versus the S930 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Sony S930 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z5 provides outer measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony S930 has proportions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Nikon Z5 and Sony S930 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the Z5 against the S930.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and S930 is 62 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The picture below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the Z5 and S930.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Z5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z5 will resolve more detail due to its extra 14MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger Z5 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.