Samsung ST30 vs Sony QX30

Below is a complete review of the Samsung ST30 versus Sony QX30, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Lens-style by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and QX30 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The ST30 was announced 4 years earlier than the QX30 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the ST30 matches up vs the QX30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The whole galleries are available at Samsung ST30 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung ST30 has got outside dimensions of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) while the Sony QX30 has sizing of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the ST30 against the QX30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST30 and QX30 is 98 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The graphic below might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the ST30 and QX30.

As you have seen, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ST30 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony QX30 will deliver greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older ST30 is going to be behind in sensor tech.