Sony HX300 vs Sony TX30

The following is a detailed overview of the Sony HX300 vs Sony TX30, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. The sensor resolution of the HX300 (20MP) and the TX30 (18MP) is pretty similar and they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The HX300 was unveiled 5 months before the TX30 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the HX300 scores versus the TX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The full galleries are available at Sony HX300 Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony HX300 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs) whilst the Sony TX30 has proportions of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the HX300 versus the TX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the HX300 and TX30 is 63 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over technical specs. The picture underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the HX300 and TX30.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX300 to offer you more detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively.