Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Sony QX30

Let's take a deeper look at the Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Sony QX30, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Lens-style by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the ELPH 530 HS (10MP) and QX30 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 530 HS was revealed 3 years prior to the QX30 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon ELPH 530 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick view of how the ELPH 530 HS scores versus the QX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The full galleries are available at Canon ELPH 530 HS Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 530 HS provides outer dimensions of 86mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the ELPH 530 HS vs the QX30.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 530 HS and QX30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Often, its hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the ELPH 530 HS and QX30.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Sony QX30 to give more detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older ELPH 530 HS is going to be behind in sensor innovation.