Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Pentax 645Z

Let's look more in depth at the Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Pentax 645Z, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Pro DSLR by rivals Canon and Pentax. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the ELPH 300 HS (12MP) and 645Z (51MP) and the ELPH 300 HS (1/2.3") and 645Z (Medium format) posses different sensor size.

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The ELPH 300 HS was unveiled 4 years before the 645Z which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon ELPH 300 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax 645Z being a Large SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the ELPH 300 HS grades versus the 645Z in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon ELPH 300 HS & Pentax 645Z. The full galleries are available at Canon ELPH 300 HS Gallery & Pentax 645Z Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 300 HS offers external dimensions of 92mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Pentax 645Z has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 123mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.8") having a weight of 1550 grams (3.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the ELPH 300 HS versus the 645Z.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 300 HS and 645Z is 96 and 49 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by looking through specs. The picture here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 300 HS and 645Z.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The ELPH 300 HS having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax 645Z will render more detail having an extra 39MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged ELPH 300 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.