Kodak Mini vs Sony HX30V

Its time to look much closer at the Kodak Mini and Sony HX30V, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Kodak and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the Mini (10MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the Mini (1/3") and HX30V (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The Mini was introduced 14 months prior to the HX30V making them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Kodak Mini being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the Mini scores vs the HX30V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Kodak EasyShare Mini & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The whole galleries are provided at Kodak Mini Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Kodak Mini features physical dimensions of 86mm x 53mm x 18mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 99 grams (0.22 lbs) and the Sony HX30V has specifications 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the Mini and the HX30V.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the Mini and HX30V is 97 and 90 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Mini and HX30V.

All in all, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Mini with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony HX30V will resolve greater detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older Mini is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.