Canon ELPH 360 HS vs Sony NEX-F3

Below, we will be contrasting the Canon ELPH 360 HS vs Sony NEX-F3, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the ELPH 360 HS (20MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the ELPH 360 HS (1/2.3") and NEX-F3 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The ELPH 360 HS was manufactured 3 years after the NEX-F3 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon ELPH 360 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the ELPH 360 HS matches up versus the NEX-F3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS and Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon ELPH 360 HS Gallery and Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 360 HS offers exterior dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony NEX-F3 has dimensions of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

Analyze the Canon ELPH 360 HS vs Sony NEX-F3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the ELPH 360 HS compared to the NEX-F3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 360 HS and NEX-F3 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by going through technical specs. The pic here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 360 HS and NEX-F3.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ELPH 360 HS featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Canon ELPH 360 HS will show more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger ELPH 360 HS provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.