Sony HX5 vs Sony W530

On this page, we are matching up the Sony HX5 and Sony W530, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the HX5 (10MP) and W530 (14MP) and the HX5 (1/2.4") and W530 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The HX5 was released 6 months prior to the W530 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the HX5 matches up versus the W530 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The complete galleries are provided at Sony HX5 Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony HX5 offers exterior dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony W530 has measurements of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the HX5 vs the W530.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX5 and W530 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The picture underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the HX5 and W530.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The HX5 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony W530 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively.