Pentax Q7 vs Sony HX30V

The following is a detailed overview of the Pentax Q7 and Sony HX30V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the Q7 (12MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the Q7 (1/1.7") and HX30V (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The Q7 was manufactured 18 months after the HX30V which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the Q7 matches up versus the HX30V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Q7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax Q7 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax Q7 comes with physical dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the Q7 against the HX30V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Q7 and HX30V is 92 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by seeing a spec sheet. The image here should provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Q7 and HX30V.

As you can see, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Q7 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony HX30V will provide extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more recent Q7 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.