Sony A6600 vs Sony HX30V

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A6600 vs Sony HX30V, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the A6600 (24MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the A6600 (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The A6600 was released 7 years later than the HX30V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the A6600 scores versus the HX30V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6600 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A6600 offers physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs) whilst the Sony HX30V has measurements 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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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the A6600 versus the HX30V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6600 and HX30V is 77 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A6600 and HX30V.

As you have seen, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6600 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A6600 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The newer A6600 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.