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Sony QX1 vs Sony HX300

Portability
90
Imaging
63
Features
48
Overall
57
Sony Alpha QX1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 front
Portability
63
Imaging
44
Features
51
Overall
46

Sony QX1 vs Sony HX300 Key Specs

Sony QX1
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 216g - 74 x 70 x 53mm
  • Launched September 2014
Sony HX300
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
  • 623g - 130 x 103 x 93mm
  • Introduced February 2013
  • Succeeded the Sony HX200V
  • Refreshed by Sony HX400V
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Sony QX1 vs Sony HX300 Overview

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony QX1 and Sony HX300, former being a Lens-style while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Sony. The image resolution of the QX1 (20MP) and the HX300 (20MP) is very similar but the QX1 (APS-C) and HX300 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The QX1 was manufactured 19 months later than the HX300 making them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a short view of how the QX1 grades against the HX300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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