Samsung HZ30W vs Sony RX100 VA

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung HZ30W vs Sony RX100 VA, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the HZ30W (12MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the HZ30W (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The HZ30W was revealed 9 years earlier than the RX100 VA and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung HZ30W being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the HZ30W scores versus the RX100 VA when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung HZ30W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The full galleries are viewable at Samsung HZ30W Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and size. The Samsung HZ30W comes with exterior measurements of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VA has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the HZ30W versus the RX100 VA.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HZ30W and RX100 VA is 91 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by checking a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the HZ30W and RX100 VA.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The HZ30W using its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony RX100 VA will resolve more detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older HZ30W is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.