Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Nikon L830

Following is a complete review of the Canon ELPH 330 HS and Nikon L830, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the ELPH 330 HS (12MP) and L830 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 330 HS was introduced 11 months before the L830 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon ELPH 330 HS being a Compact camera and the Nikon L830 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the ELPH 330 HS matches up vs the L830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS & Nikon Coolpix L830. The whole galleries are available at Canon ELPH 330 HS Gallery & Nikon L830 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 330 HS has outside dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Nikon L830 has sizing of 110mm x 76mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.0" x 3.6") with a weight of 508 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the ELPH 330 HS compared to the L830.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 330 HS and L830 is 95 and 71 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The image here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ELPH 330 HS and L830.

As you have seen, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can count on the Nikon L830 to give you greater detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged ELPH 330 HS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.