Canon D30 vs Sony W650

The following is a in depth comparison of the Canon D30 versus Sony W650, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the D30 (3MP) and W650 (16MP) and the D30 (APS-C) and W650 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The D30 was launched 12 years prior to the W650 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Canon D30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick overview of how the D30 grades versus the W650 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS D30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon D30 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon D30 provides outer dimensions of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 855 grams (1.88 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the D30 and the W650.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D30 and W650 is 57 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading specifications. The image below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the D30 and W650.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The D30 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W650 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged D30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.