Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80
Portability
88 Imaging
46 Features
58 Overall
50
88 Imaging
46 Features
58 Overall
50
Portability
91 Imaging
44 Features
60 Overall
50
91 Imaging
44 Features
60 Overall
50
Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80 Key Specs
Nikon A900
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 3840 x 2160 video
- 24-840mm (F3.4-6.9) lens
- 289g - 113 x 67 x 40mm
- Revealed February 2016
- Successor is Nikon A1000
Sony HX80
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200 (Raise to 12800)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-720mm (F3.5-6.4) lens
- 245g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
- Announced March 2016
Photography Glossary Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80 Overview
Following is a thorough assessment of the Nikon A900 and Sony HX80, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. The image resolution of the A900 (20MP) and the HX80 (18MP) is relatively comparable and they use the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").
Snapchat Adds Watermarks to AI-Created ImagesThe A900 was revealed very close to the HX80 so they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).
Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the A900 matches up vs the HX80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
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Reasons to pick Nikon A900 over the Sony HX80
| A900 | HX80 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Sony HX80 over the Nikon A900
| HX80 | A900 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selfie screen |  | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Nikon A900 and Sony HX80
| A900 | HX80 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | February 2016 |  | March 2016 | Same generation |
| Manual focus |  | Lack of manual focus | ||
| Screen type | Tilting |  | Tilting | Tilting screen |
| Screen sizing | 3" |  | 3" | Equivalent screen measurement |
| Screen resolution | 921k |  | 921k | Identical screen resolution |
| Touch friendly screen |  | Neither has Touch friendly screen |
Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80 Physical Comparison
If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Nikon A900 has physical measurements of 113mm x 67mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Sony HX80 has specifications 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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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the A900 vs the HX80.
Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and HX80 is 88 and 91 respectively.
Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out a spec sheet. The image underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A900 and HX80.
As you can see, both of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Nikon A900 to show more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs far more aggressively.
Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80 Screen and ViewFinder
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Portrait Comparison
Nikon A900 Portrait photography details
Sony HX80 Portrait photography details
decent MP (20 megapixels)
supports face detect focus
manual focus not available
no external flash support
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
decent MP (18MP)
provides face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Nikon A900 as a Street photography camera
Sony HX80 as a Street photography camera
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average (289g)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average (245g)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports photography with Nikon A900
Sports photography with Sony HX80
amazing zoom range (24-840mm 35.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
supports tracking focus
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
amazing zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
great battery life (390 shots)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Nikon A900 as a Travel photography camera
Sony HX80 as a Travel photography camera
lighter than average (289g)
has bluetooth
decent MP (20MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (24mm)
long zoom (840mm)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
great battery life (390 shots)
lighter than average (245g)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
rather wide (24mm)
long zoom (720mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Nikon A900 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX80 as a Landscape photography camera
reasonably wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
rather wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
great battery life (390 shots)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Nikon A900 as a Vlogging camera
Sony HX80 as a Vlogging camera
reasonably wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect focus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than average (289 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
screen isn't selfie friendly
doesn't have microphone port
rather wide (24mm)
screen is selfie friendly
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average (245 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have mic port
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Nikon A900 vs Sony HX80 Specifications
| Nikon Coolpix A900 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Company | Nikon | Sony |
| Model | Nikon Coolpix A900 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 |
| Category | Small Sensor Superzoom | Small Sensor Superzoom |
| Revealed | 2016-02-23 | 2016-03-07 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | - | Bionz X |
| Sensor type | BSI-CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor dimensions | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 20MP | 18MP |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Peak resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Highest native ISO | 3200 | 3200 |
| Highest enhanced ISO | - | 12800 |
| Lowest native ISO | 80 | 80 |
| RAW photos | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Autofocus touch | ||
| Continuous autofocus | ||
| Autofocus single | ||
| Tracking autofocus | ||
| Selective autofocus | ||
| Center weighted autofocus | ||
| Autofocus multi area | ||
| Autofocus live view | ||
| Face detection autofocus | ||
| Contract detection autofocus | ||
| Phase detection autofocus | ||
| Lens | ||
| Lens mount | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens focal range | 24-840mm (35.0x) | 24-720mm (30.0x) |
| Maximal aperture | f/3.4-6.9 | f/3.5-6.4 |
| Macro focus distance | 1cm | 5cm |
| Focal length multiplier | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Screen type | Tilting | Tilting |
| Screen diagonal | 3 inches | 3 inches |
| Resolution of screen | 921 thousand dot | 921 thousand dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch function | ||
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder | None | Electronic |
| Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
| Features | ||
| Minimum shutter speed | 8 secs | 30 secs |
| Fastest shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/2000 secs |
| Continuous shutter speed | 7.0 frames per sec | 10.0 frames per sec |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manual exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
| Custom white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Integrated flash | ||
| Flash range | 6.00 m (at Auto ISO) | 5.40 m (with Auto ISO) |
| Flash modes | - | Auto, on, slow sync, off, rear sync |
| Hot shoe | ||
| AEB | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment exposure | ||
| Average exposure | ||
| Spot exposure | ||
| Partial exposure | ||
| AF area exposure | ||
| Center weighted exposure | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p, 25p) | 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p) |
| Highest video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1920x1080 |
| Video format | MPEG-4, H.264 | MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S |
| Mic jack | ||
| Headphone jack | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Built-In | Built-In |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environmental seal | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 289 grams (0.64 lbs) | 245 grams (0.54 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 113 x 67 x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") | 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") |
| 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 life | 300 pictures | 390 pictures |
| Style of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | EN-EL12 | NP-BX1 |
| Self timer | Yes (2, 5, 10 secs) | Yes |
| Time lapse recording | ||
| Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo; SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Storage slots | One | One |
| Pricing at release | $400 | $368 |
