Samsung HZ30W vs Sony A6300

Below, we are looking at the Samsung HZ30W vs Sony A6300, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the HZ30W (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the HZ30W (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The HZ30W was brought out 7 years prior to the A6300 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ30W being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the HZ30W scores vs the A6300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung HZ30W & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are available at Samsung HZ30W Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung HZ30W has external dimensions of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the HZ30W and the A6300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HZ30W and A6300 is 91 and 83 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the HZ30W and A6300.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The HZ30W because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6300 will show greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older HZ30W will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.