Sony NEX-3N vs Sony W610

Following is a complete analysis of the Sony NEX-3N and Sony W610, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. The resolution of the NEX-3N (16MP) and the W610 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the NEX-3N (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-3N was announced 14 months after the W610 making them a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick view of how the NEX-3N matches up versus the W610 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-3N & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are provided at Sony NEX-3N Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Sony NEX-3N has outer dimensions of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the NEX-3N against the W610.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-3N and W610 is 89 and 97 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by checking out specs. The picture underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-3N and W610.

All in all, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NEX-3N using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-3N will produce greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The newer NEX-3N should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.