Sony A3000 vs Sony HX100V

On this page, we are looking at the Sony A3000 and Sony HX100V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the A3000 (20MP) and HX100V (16MP) and the A3000 (APS-C) and HX100V (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The A3000 was released 23 months after the HX100V making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the A3000 matches up against the HX100V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A3000 Gallery & Sony HX100V Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A3000 comes with outside dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony HX100V has proportions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the A3000 vs the HX100V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A3000 and HX100V is 69 and 66 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through technical specs. The pic below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A3000 and HX100V.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A3000 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A3000 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern A3000 should have an advantage in sensor technology.