Sony DSLR-A330 vs Sony NEX-3N

Sony NEX-3N advantages over Sony DSLR-A330

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Less expensive
  $500 vs $649 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  NEX-3N test data on DxO Mark DSLR-A330 test data on DxO Mark
  1,067 vs 535 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Thinner
  34 mm vs 71 mm
  Thinner
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More dots on screen
  461k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More pixels
  16.1 vs 10.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  4.0 fps vs 2.4 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  16000 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility