Sony A350 vs Sony HX30V

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony A350 vs Sony HX30V, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the A350 (14MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the A350 (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A350 was revealed 4 years earlier than the HX30V which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A350 scores versus the HX30V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The full galleries are available at Sony A350 Gallery and Sony HX30V Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Sony A350 features outside dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony HX30V has specifications of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

Look at the Sony A350 vs Sony HX30V in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the A350 versus the HX30V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A350 and HX30V is 62 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specs. The pic below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A350 and HX30V.

All in all, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A350 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX30V will resolve more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A350 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.