Sony QX30 vs Sony A68

The following is a extended comparison of the Sony QX30 and Sony A68, one is a Lens-style and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the QX30 (20MP) and the A68 (24MP) is pretty close but the QX30 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The QX30 was manufactured 14 months prior to the A68 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the QX30 scores vs the A68 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 and Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are available at Sony QX30 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony QX30 comes with outer dimensions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the QX30 vs the A68.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the QX30 and A68 is 91 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The image underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the QX30 and A68.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The QX30 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A68 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged QX30 will be behind in sensor technology.