Sony HX30V vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets look a little more in depth at the Sony HX30V and Sony RX100 VII, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. The resolution of the HX30V (18MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is fairly comparable but the HX30V (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") provide different sensor measurements.

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The HX30V was launched 8 years before the RX100 VII which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summation of how the HX30V grades versus the RX100 VII when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are provided at Sony HX30V Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony HX30V provides external dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VII has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

See the Sony HX30V and Sony RX100 VII in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the HX30V and the RX100 VII.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX30V and RX100 VII is 90 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes purely by going through technical specs. The pic here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX30V and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The HX30V due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged HX30V will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.