Canon A3000 IS vs Sony HX99

Below, we will be analyzing the Canon A3000 IS vs Sony HX99, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A3000 IS (10MP) and HX99 (18MP) and the A3000 IS (1/2.3") and HX99 (1/2.3-inch) use different sensor sizes.

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The A3000 IS was launched 9 years before the HX99 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the A3000 IS matches up versus the HX99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A3000 IS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon A3000 IS Gallery & Sony HX99 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon A3000 IS comes with external measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony HX99 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 242 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the A3000 IS compared to the HX99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A3000 IS and HX99 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual below might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A3000 IS and HX99.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A3000 IS due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony HX99 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A3000 IS is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.