Canon SX50 HS vs Sony NEX-3N

Lets look more closely at the Canon SX50 HS and Sony NEX-3N, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the SX50 HS (12MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) and the SX50 HS (1/2.3") and NEX-3N (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The SX50 HS was announced about the same time to the NEX-3N and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Canon SX50 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the SX50 HS grades vs the NEX-3N when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX50 HS & Sony Alpha NEX-3N. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX50 HS Gallery & Sony NEX-3N Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX50 HS comes with outer dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 106mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.2") along with a weight of 595 grams (1.31 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-3N has dimensions of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SX50 HS vs the NEX-3N.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX50 HS and NEX-3N is 65 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX50 HS and NEX-3N.

Clearly, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SX50 HS with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony NEX-3N will give you more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively.