Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Pentax WG-3 GPS

Below, we will be reviewing the Canon ELPH 330 HS versus Pentax WG-3 GPS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Canon and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 330 HS (12MP) and WG-3 GPS (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 330 HS was manufactured 5 months before the WG-3 GPS which means that they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the ELPH 330 HS matches up vs the WG-3 GPS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS & Pentax WG-3 GPS. The entire galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 330 HS Gallery & Pentax WG-3 GPS Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 330 HS enjoys external dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Pentax WG-3 GPS has proportions of 125mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 238 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the ELPH 330 HS vs the WG-3 GPS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 330 HS and WG-3 GPS is 95 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing only by reading specs. The visual below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 330 HS and WG-3 GPS.

All in all, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Pentax WG-3 GPS to offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively.