Canon ELPH 340 HS vs Leica Digilux 3

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Canon ELPH 340 HS vs Leica Digilux 3, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Canon and Leica. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 340 HS (16MP) and Digilux 3 (7MP) and the ELPH 340 HS (1/2.3") and Digilux 3 (Four Thirds) provide different sensor measurements.

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The ELPH 340 HS was brought out 7 years after the Digilux 3 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon ELPH 340 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Leica Digilux 3 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short introduction of how the ELPH 340 HS matches up versus the Digilux 3 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot ELPH 340 HS and Leica Digilux 3. The entire galleries are available at Canon ELPH 340 HS Gallery and Leica Digilux 3 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 340 HS provides physical dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Leica Digilux 3 has sizing of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") having a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the ELPH 340 HS compared to the Digilux 3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 340 HS and Digilux 3 is 95 and 65 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out a spec sheet. The pic underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 340 HS and Digilux 3.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ELPH 340 HS because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Canon ELPH 340 HS will provide more detail having its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent ELPH 340 HS should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.