Sony HX5 vs Sony QX10

Lets take a closer look at the Sony HX5 versus Sony QX10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the HX5 (10MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the HX5 (1/2.4") and QX10 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The HX5 was released 4 years prior to the QX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a quick summation of how the HX5 scores vs the QX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The complete galleries are available at Sony HX5 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony HX5 offers outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony QX10 has sizing of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony HX5 versus Sony QX10 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the HX5 compared to the QX10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX5 and QX10 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specifications. The pic underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the HX5 and QX10.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The HX5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony QX10 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged HX5 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.