Sony NEX-3 vs Sony G3

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony NEX-3 and Sony G3, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the NEX-3 (14MP) and G3 (10MP) and the NEX-3 (APS-C) and G3 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The NEX-3 was introduced 18 months after the G3 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the NEX-3 scores versus the G3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The whole galleries are provided at Sony NEX-3 Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony NEX-3 has got outer dimensions of 117mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 297 grams (0.65 lbs) and the Sony G3 has proportions of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the NEX-3 against the G3.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-3 and G3 is 89 and 94 respectively.

Usually, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at a spec sheet. The picture underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-3 and G3.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NEX-3 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony NEX-3 will give you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more modern NEX-3 will have an edge in sensor tech.