Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Sony HX90V

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Sony HX90V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Canon and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 530 HS (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 530 HS was brought out 4 years before the HX90V and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the ELPH 530 HS matches up versus the HX90V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The entire galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 530 HS Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 530 HS features exterior dimensions of 86mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Sony HX90V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the ELPH 530 HS vs the HX90V.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 530 HS and HX90V is 95 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing only by going over technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 530 HS and HX90V.

As you can tell, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony HX90V to offer you greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older ELPH 530 HS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.