Canon S120 vs Sony HX30V

Following is a extensive review of the Canon S120 versus Sony HX30V, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the S120 (12MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the S120 (1/1.7") and HX30V (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The S120 was manufactured 22 months after the HX30V making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the S120 matches up vs the HX30V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S120 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The entire galleries are provided at Canon S120 Gallery and Sony HX30V Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon S120 features outside dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony HX30V has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

Contrast the Canon S120 versus Sony HX30V in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the S120 compared to the HX30V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S120 and HX30V is 92 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizes merely by researching technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S120 and HX30V.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S120 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony HX30V will render more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The younger S120 should have an edge in sensor technology.