Nikon S6400 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Nikon S6400 good for Carrying Everywhere?

$499.88

Nikon S6400 Carrying Everywhere Score

GOOD

Nikon S6400 has a score of 61 for Daily Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Nikon S6400 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Daily Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon S6400 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Compact Body

Compact body of Nikon S6400 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.

150g

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

12.0X Optical Zoom

12.0X Optical Zoom of Nikon S6400 will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.

Small 1/2.3 sensor

Nikon S6400'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 S6400 Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Fujifilm XQ1 Compare S6400 vs XQ1	12 MP \| 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #453 Rank in Compact Cameras: #43
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2 Compare S6400 vs XQ2	12 MP \| 2/3' CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #454 Rank in Compact Cameras: #41
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-870 Compare S6400 vs TG-870	16 MP \| 1/2.3' BSI-CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #519 Rank in Compact Cameras: #78
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP130 Compare S6400 vs XP130	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #452 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #45
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-860 Compare S6400 vs TG-860	16 MP \| 1/2.3' CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #498 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #61
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ1

Fujifilm XQ2

Olympus TG-870

Fujifilm XP130

Olympus TG-860