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Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N

Portability
76
Imaging
72
Features
70
Overall
71
Canon EOS R100 front
 
Sony Alpha NEX-3N front
Portability
89
Imaging
57
Features
52
Overall
55

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N Key Specs

Canon R100
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.00" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Canon RF Mount
  • 356g - 116 x 86 x 69mm
  • Revealed May 2023
Sony NEX-3N
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 269g - 110 x 62 x 35mm
  • Announced February 2013
  • Superseded the Sony NEX-F3
  • Successor is Sony a5000
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Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N Overview

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the R100 (24MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The R100 was manufactured 10 years later than the NEX-3N and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Canon R100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick view of how the R100 grades versus the NEX-3N for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon R100 over the Sony NEX-3N

 R100 NEX-3N 
AnnouncedMay 2023February 2013Fresher by 125 months
Screen resolution1040k460kCrisper screen (+580k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony NEX-3N over the Canon R100

 NEX-3N R100 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Common features in the Canon R100 and Sony NEX-3N

 R100 NEX-3N 
Manual focus More exact focusing
Screen sizing3.00"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Absent Touch friendly screen

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon R100 features outside dimensions of 116mm x 86mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.7") having a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-3N has measurements of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the R100 versus the NEX-3N.

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the R100 and NEX-3N is 76 and 89 respectively.

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N top view buttons comparison

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the R100 and NEX-3N.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You can expect the Canon R100 to resolve greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern R100 should have an edge in sensor innovation.

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N sensor size comparison

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N Screen and ViewFinder

Canon R100 vs Sony NEX-3N Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Canon R100
Portrait photography with Sony NEX-3N
83
you can focus manually
good megapixels (24MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
provides face detect focusing
saves RAW files
66
manual focus
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW files
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Canon R100 as a Street photography camera
Sony NEX-3N as a Street photography camera
69
good sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
supports focus by touch
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
77
screen tilts
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW files
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Canon R100 Sports photography features
Sony NEX-3N Sports photography features
64
quiet mode (1/4,000 seconds)
good megapixels (24 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
provides tracking focus
low max shutter speed