Sony NEX-3N vs Sony HX30V

Let's look more closely at the Sony NEX-3N and Sony HX30V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Sony. The resolution of the NEX-3N (16MP) and the HX30V (18MP) is fairly well matched but the NEX-3N (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The NEX-3N was launched 13 months after the HX30V making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the NEX-3N grades vs the HX30V for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-3N & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-3N Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-3N comes with outer dimensions of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony HX30V has dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the NEX-3N and the HX30V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the NEX-3N and HX30V is 89 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor dimensions just by checking technical specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-3N and HX30V.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-3N because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony HX30V will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern NEX-3N should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.