Sony QX1 vs Sony W730

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony QX1 vs Sony W730, former being a Lens-style while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the QX1 (20MP) and W730 (16MP) and the QX1 (APS-C) and W730 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The QX1 was manufactured 21 months later than the W730 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the QX1 scores versus the W730 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha QX1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are provided at Sony QX1 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony QX1 offers exterior measurements of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony W730 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the QX1 against the W730.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the QX1 and W730 is 90 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The visual here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the QX1 and W730.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The QX1 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX1 will give you greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent QX1 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.