Sony QX30 vs Sony S980

The following is a extensive review of the Sony QX30 versus Sony S980, one is a Lens-style and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the QX30 (20MP) and S980 (12MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The QX30 was released 5 years after the S980 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the QX30 scores against the S980 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The complete galleries are provided at Sony QX30 Gallery and Sony S980 Gallery.