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Canon Powershot ELPH 330 HS

Started Nov 13, 2013 | Questions thread
BarnET Veteran Member • Posts: 3,581
Re: Canon Powershot ELPH 340 HS

homepics wrote:

Looks like if you don’t need more zoom, the 330 could be a better bet than the new 340. The 330 goes 1 mm wider, slightly brighter lens at wide (3.0 vs. 3.6), and fewer pixels (12 vs. 16). Other than more zoom, I wonder if the 340 is a step back?

Stay away from 340hs, & 10x is enough I bet !!

I bet for cropping and/or large prints, that 340 16mp sensor will be crap compared to the 330 12mp. Sorry Canon, I think anything beyond 10-12mp on an itty-bitty 1/2.3" sensor is total non-sense!

Unsophisticated cam users like those big #'s, well at least they realize 16 is > 12 !

I did a comparison once, I took identical shots with a Sony 18mp and a 12mp Canon, various focal lengths and the 18mp has LESS actual resolution than did the 12mp ! Really !  Bigger files for sure, more resolution NO!

Not a lens issue, a SENSOR issue, too many pixels !  Silly stuff Canon !

It is a slow lens dense sensor issue. You can get more detail out of the 18mp if you have a very fast (f1.4-2) lens. Now these camera's are diffraction limited even wide open on the wide end. So it's safe to say that the f3.6 Lens of the 340hs leads to less resolution then the 330hs had.

That means by all means DO NOT BUY the 340hs.

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