Samsung ST30 vs Sony HX10V

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung ST30 vs Sony HX10V, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and HX10V (18MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and HX10V (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The ST30 was released 13 months prior to the HX10V making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the ST30 scores versus the HX10V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung ST30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung ST30 Gallery and Sony HX10V Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST30 comes with physical dimensions of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) and the Sony HX10V has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

Look at the Samsung ST30 vs Sony HX10V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the ST30 against the HX10V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST30 and HX10V is 98 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The photograph below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST30 and HX10V.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ST30 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony HX10V will give greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older ST30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.