Canon D30 vs Sony HX30V

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon D30 versus Sony HX30V, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the D30 (12MP) and HX30V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The D30 was announced 24 months after the HX30V making the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the D30 grades vs the HX30V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot D30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The whole galleries are available at Canon D30 Gallery and Sony HX30V Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon D30 comes with outside dimensions of 109mm x 68mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the D30 against the HX30V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D30 and HX30V is 91 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes only by researching specifications. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the D30 and HX30V.

To sum up, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony HX30V to render greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop photos much more aggressively. The more recent D30 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.