Sony NEX-F3 vs Sony H20

On this page, we are looking at the Sony NEX-F3 and Sony H20, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the NEX-F3 (16MP) and H20 (10MP) and the NEX-F3 (APS-C) and H20 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-F3 was released 3 years after the H20 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H20 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the NEX-F3 grades vs the H20 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-F3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The complete galleries are available at Sony NEX-F3 Gallery and Sony H20 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-F3 features outside dimensions of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs) while the Sony H20 has sizing of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the NEX-F3 vs the H20.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-F3 and H20 is 86 and 87 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizes purely by checking a spec sheet. The picture underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-F3 and H20.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NEX-F3 due to its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony NEX-F3 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The younger NEX-F3 will have a benefit in sensor tech.