Leica C vs Sony HX90V

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Leica C and Sony HX90V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Leica and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the C (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the C (1/1.7") and HX90V (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The C was announced 19 months prior to the HX90V which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the C grades against the HX90V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Leica C and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are available at Leica C Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Leica C offers outside dimensions of 103mm x 63mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.1") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has dimensions 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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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the C vs the HX90V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the C and HX90V is 92 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the C and HX90V.

Clearly, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The C having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony HX90V will render greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older C will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.