Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Nikon D70

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Nikon D70, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 330 HS (12MP) and D70 (6MP) and the ELPH 330 HS (1/2.3") and D70 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The ELPH 330 HS was unveiled 8 years later than the D70 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon ELPH 330 HS being a Compact camera and the Nikon D70 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the ELPH 330 HS grades vs the D70 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS and Nikon D70. The full galleries are available at Canon ELPH 330 HS Gallery and Nikon D70 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 330 HS offers outside measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Nikon D70 has sizing of 140mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.5" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 679 grams (1.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the ELPH 330 HS and the D70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 330 HS and D70 is 95 and 61 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the ELPH 330 HS and D70.

Clearly, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ELPH 330 HS having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Canon ELPH 330 HS will provide extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images far more aggressively. The younger ELPH 330 HS should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.