Sony QX1 vs Sony S980

Let's examine more closely at the Sony QX1 and Sony S980, former is a Lens-style while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the QX1 (20MP) and S980 (12MP) and the QX1 (APS-C) and S980 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The QX1 was manufactured 5 years after the S980 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the QX1 scores vs the S980 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha QX1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The entire galleries are available at Sony QX1 Gallery & Sony S980 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony QX1 provides physical dimensions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") having a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony S980 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the QX1 compared to the S980.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the QX1 and S980 is 90 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the QX1 and S980.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The QX1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony QX1 will resolve more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more recent QX1 should have an edge in sensor technology.