Sony A450 vs Sony HX30V

Following is a extensive review of the Sony A450 vs Sony HX30V, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the A450 (14MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the A450 (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The A450 was introduced 3 years earlier than the HX30V which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the A450 matches up vs the HX30V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A450 Gallery and Sony HX30V Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and size. The Sony A450 features outer dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has specifications of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the A450 and the HX30V.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the A450 and HX30V is 65 and 90 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The image here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A450 and HX30V.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A450 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony HX30V will give more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A450 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.