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Leica Q-P vs Sony W830

Portability
63
Imaging
75
Features
57
Overall
67
Leica Q-P front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 front
Portability
96
Imaging
45
Features
26
Overall
37

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Key Specs

Leica Q-P
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 0 - 0
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28mm (F1.7-16) lens
  • 640g - 130 x 80 x 93mm
  • Introduced November 2018
Sony W830
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-200mm (F3.3-6.3) lens
  • 122g - 93 x 52 x 23mm
  • Launched January 2014
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Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Overview

The following is a detailed review of the Leica Q-P versus Sony W830, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Leica and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Q-P (24MP) and the W830 (20MP) is very well matched but the Q-P (Full frame) and W830 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The Q-P was manufactured 4 years after the W830 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Leica Q-P being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple overview of how the Q-P scores vs the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Leica Q-P over the Sony W830

 Q-P W830 
LaunchedNovember 2018January 2014Newer by 59 months
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Display dimensions3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1040k230kCrisper display (+810k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony W830 over the Leica Q-P

 W830 Q-P 

Common features in the Leica Q-P and Sony W830

 Q-P W830 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Leica Q-P has exterior measurements of 130mm x 80mm x 93mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Q-P and W830 is 63 and 96 respectively.

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 top view buttons comparison

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by checking a spec sheet. The image underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Q-P and W830.

As you can see, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Q-P because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Leica Q-P will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The newer Q-P provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 sensor size comparison

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Screen and ViewFinder

Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Leica Q-P Portrait photography information
Sony W830 Portrait photography information
85
manual focus
good MP (24 megapixels)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
comes with face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
38
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
comes with face detect autofocus
manual focus not available
manual mode not available
no external flash support
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Leica Q-P Street photography information
Sony W830 Street photography information
57
sensor size is large (Full frame)
saves RAW formats
supports touch focus
no moving screen
does not have image stabilization
heavier than others in class (640 grams)
max ISO too low (0)
59
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Leica Q-P
Sports photography with Sony W830
62
quiet shutter (1/16,000 seconds)
good MP (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
can't change focal length (28mm)
does not have image stabilization
lacks phase detect AF
43
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
comes with tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Leica Q-P Travel photography details
Sony W830 Travel photography details
64
supports touch focus
good MP (24MP)
very good max aperture (f1.7)
heavier than others in class (640g)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
67
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Leica Q-P Landscape photography features
Sony W830 Landscape photography features
66
manual focus
very good max aperture (f1.7)
nice screen size (3 inch)
good MP (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
saves RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
can't change focal length (28mm)
does not have image stabilization
max ISO too low (0)
41
pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
manual mode not available
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Leica Q-P
Vlogging with Sony W830
30
very good max aperture (f1.7)
has touchscreen
comes with face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
does not have image stabilization
doesn't have external mic port
heavier than others in class (640g)
32
pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic support
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Leica Q-P vs Sony W830 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Leica Q-P and Sony W830
 Leica Q-PSony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
General Information
Make Leica Sony
Model Leica Q-P Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
Category Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Introduced 2018-11-06 2014-01-07
Physical type Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Maestro II Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Full frame 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 36 x 24mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 864.0mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 6000 x 4000 5152 x 3864
Highest native ISO - 3200
Min native ISO - 80
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 49 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28mm (1x) 25-200mm (8.0x)
Highest aperture f/1.7-16 f/3.3-6.3
Macro focus range 17cm -
Focal length multiplier 1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 2.7"
Resolution of screen 1,040k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen technology - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 3,680k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 2s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Fastest silent shutter speed 1/16000s -
Continuous shutter rate 10.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 2.80 m (with ISO auto)
Flash modes no built-in flash Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off / Advanced Flash
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 @ 60p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 640 grams (1.41 lb) 122 grams (0.27 lb)
Physical dimensions 130 x 80 x 93mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.7") 93 x 52 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model BP-DC12 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 secs) Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo, microSD/microSDHC
Card slots One One
Price at release $3,995 $128