Sony HX30V vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony HX30V and Sony RX100 III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The image resolution of the HX30V (18MP) and the RX100 III (20MP) is relatively comparable but the HX30V (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The HX30V was brought out 3 years prior to the RX100 III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the HX30V grades versus the RX100 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The entire galleries are provided at Sony HX30V Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony HX30V has got exterior dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the HX30V against the RX100 III.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the HX30V and RX100 III is 90 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX30V and RX100 III.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The HX30V due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 III will provide more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older HX30V will be behind with regard to sensor technology.