Sony HX1 vs Sony HX30V

Below is a in depth comparison of the Sony HX1 vs Sony HX30V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the HX1 (9MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the HX1 (1/2.4") and HX30V (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The HX1 was released 3 years prior to the HX30V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the HX1 grades against the HX30V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The complete galleries are available at Sony HX1 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony HX1 offers physical dimensions of 115mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 544 grams (1.20 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the HX1 compared to the HX30V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX1 and HX30V is 67 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The graphic underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX1 and HX30V.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The HX1 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX30V will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older HX1 is going to be behind in sensor tech.