Canon ELPH 340 HS vs Canon S120

Below, we will be looking at the Canon ELPH 340 HS and Canon S120, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Canon. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 340 HS (16MP) and S120 (12MP) and the ELPH 340 HS (1/2.3") and S120 (1/1.7") come with different sensor measurements.

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The ELPH 340 HS was revealed 2 months later than the S120 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon ELPH 340 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Canon S120 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the ELPH 340 HS matches up versus the S120 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot ELPH 340 HS and Canon PowerShot S120. The full galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 340 HS Gallery and Canon S120 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 340 HS has external dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Canon S120 has sizing of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the ELPH 340 HS and the S120.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 340 HS and S120 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specifications. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 340 HS and S120.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ELPH 340 HS having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Canon ELPH 340 HS will show more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively.