Sony HX80 vs Sony S2100

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony HX80 vs Sony S2100, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the HX80 (18MP) and S2100 (12MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HX80 was announced 6 years after the S2100 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the HX80 scores vs the S2100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony HX80 Gallery & Sony S2100 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony HX80 enjoys exterior measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Sony S2100 has sizing of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the HX80 compared to the S2100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HX80 and S2100 is 91 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The image underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the HX80 and S2100.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony HX80 to give you more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The newer HX80 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.