Sony A99 II vs Sony QX30

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sony A99 II and Sony QX30, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Lens-style and both are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the A99 II (42MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the A99 II (Full frame) and QX30 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The A99 II was announced 2 years after the QX30 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A99 II scores against the QX30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A99 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A99 II Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera often, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A99 II offers physical dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A99 II compared to the QX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A99 II and QX30 is 57 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching a spec sheet. The picture below should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the A99 II and QX30.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A99 II having a bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony A99 II will render more detail with its extra 22MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger A99 II provides a benefit in sensor tech.