Nikon L120 vs Sony HX1

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Nikon L120 versus Sony HX1, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the L120 (14MP) and HX1 (9MP) and the L120 (1/2.3") and HX1 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The L120 was manufactured 22 months later than the HX1 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Nikon L120 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the L120 grades versus the HX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix L120 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon L120 Gallery and Sony HX1 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon L120 enjoys outside measurements of 110mm x 77mm x 78mm (4.3" x 3.0" x 3.1") having a weight of 431 grams (0.95 lbs) whilst the Sony HX1 has sizing of 115mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 544 grams (1.20 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the L120 against the HX1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L120 and HX1 is 75 and 67 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through specs. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the L120 and HX1.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The L120 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon L120 will render greater detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The younger L120 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.