Sony A560 vs Sony HX30V

Lets look much closer at the Sony A560 versus Sony HX30V, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the A560 (14MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the A560 (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The A560 was brought out 18 months prior to the HX30V which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the A560 matches up versus the HX30V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The entire galleries are available at Sony A560 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A560 features outside dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the A560 and the HX30V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A560 and HX30V is 64 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to see the gap in sensor sizes simply by going through specs. The picture underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A560 and HX30V.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A560 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony HX30V will show greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged A560 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.