Sony HX90V vs Sony W830

Here is a extensive analysis of the Sony HX90V and Sony W830, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. The resolution of the HX90V (18MP) and the W830 (20MP) is very close and both cameras boast the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HX90V was unveiled 16 months later than the W830 making them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summation of how the HX90V matches up versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are provided at Sony HX90V Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony HX90V comes with physical dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the HX90V against the W830.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HX90V and W830 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by looking through specifications. The photograph here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the HX90V and W830.

To sum up, both cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony W830 to result in extra detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger HX90V should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.