Sony HX30V vs Sony A77

Lets look much closer at the Sony HX30V vs Sony A77, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the HX30V (18MP) and A77 (24MP) and the HX30V (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The HX30V was manufactured 5 months later than the A77 so they are both of a similar generation. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the HX30V scores vs the A77 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V and Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are available at Sony HX30V Gallery and Sony A77 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony HX30V provides physical measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

Look at the Sony HX30V vs Sony A77 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the HX30V compared to the A77.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX30V and A77 is 90 and 59 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the HX30V and A77.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The HX30V featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A77 will offer more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively.