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Sony QX30 vs Sony RX1R

Portability
91
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R front
Portability
79
Imaging
70
Features
58
Overall
65

Sony QX30 vs Sony RX1R Key Specs

Sony QX30
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
  • Announced September 2014
Sony RX1R
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 35mm (F2.0) lens
  • 482g - 113 x 65 x 70mm
  • Revealed June 2013
  • Replacement is Sony RX1R II
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Sony QX30 vs Sony RX1R Overview

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony QX30 versus Sony RX1R, former is a Lens-style while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the QX30 (20MP) and the RX1R (24MP) is relatively comparable but the QX30 (1/2.3") and RX1R (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The QX30 was revealed 15 months after the RX1R which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the QX30 scores vs the RX1R in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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