Sony NEX-5R vs Sony S930

Its time to look closer at the Sony NEX-5R vs Sony S930, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the NEX-5R (16MP) and S930 (10MP) and the NEX-5R (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-5R was revealed 3 years after the S930 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-5R being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the NEX-5R matches up against the S930 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-5R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The full galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-5R Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and size. The Sony NEX-5R enjoys outer dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Sony S930 has specifications of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the NEX-5R vs the S930.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the NEX-5R and S930 is 89 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes simply by seeing specs. The picture here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-5R and S930.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NEX-5R with its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony NEX-5R will show extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern NEX-5R should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.