Nikon S30 vs Sony HX30V

Below is a comprehensive review of the Nikon S30 versus Sony HX30V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Nikon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the S30 (10MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the S30 (1/3") and HX30V (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The S30 was launched around the same time to the HX30V so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise view of how the S30 matches up versus the HX30V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The complete galleries are available at Nikon S30 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon S30 comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") and a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the S30 versus the HX30V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S30 and HX30V is 90 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S30 and HX30V.

As you can tell, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S30 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony HX30V will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics more aggressively.