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Sony QX30 vs Sony WX80

Portability
91
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 front
Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
38
Overall
39

Sony QX30 vs Sony WX80 Key Specs

Sony QX30
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
  • Introduced September 2014
Sony WX80
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Increase to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.3-8.0) lens
  • 124g - 92 x 52 x 22mm
  • Introduced January 2013
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Sony QX30 vs Sony WX80 Overview

Below, we are reviewing the Sony QX30 versus Sony WX80, one being a Lens-style and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the QX30 (20MP) and WX80 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The QX30 was launched 21 months later than the WX80 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the QX30 matches up versus the WX80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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