Nikon S640 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Nikon S640 good for Carrying Everywhere?

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Nikon S640 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Nikon S640 has a score of 57 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon S640 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Compact Body

Compact body of Nikon S640 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.

130g

This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.

Body Thickness 21mm

With a thickness of only21mm,Nikon S640 is small as it could get.

5.0X Optical Zoom

A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.

Small 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm) sensor

Nikon S640's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Nikon S640 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Olympus TG-5 Compare S640 vs TG-5	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #313 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #13
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-6 Compare S640 vs TG-6	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #299 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #12
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS50 Compare S640 vs ZS50	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #331 Rank in Compact Cameras: #14
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-4 Compare S640 vs TG-4	16 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #335 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #18
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm F800EXR Compare S640 vs F800EXR	16 MP \| 1/2-inch EXRCMOS Sensor 25-500 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #430 Rank in Compact Cameras: #39
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-5

Olympus TG-6

Panasonic ZS50

Olympus TG-4

Fujifilm F800EXR