Samsung HZ30W

59

Winner

Samsung HZ30W

Reasons to buy the Samsung HZ30W

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Samsung HZ30W over the Ricoh CX2.
Ricoh CX2

53

Runner-up

Ricoh CX2

Reasons to buy the Ricoh CX2

Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Weight
Light-weight
185 g

differences

Advantages of the Ricoh CX2

Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Weight Significantly lighter 185 g vs 245 g
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More than 20% lighter
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Size Slightly smaller 102x58x29 mm vs 107x61x28 mm
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Around 10% smaller
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Advantages of the Samsung HZ30W

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 10.7x
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Around 2x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the HZ30W's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The HZ30W's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.1" vs 1.1"
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 16s vs 8s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung HZ30W.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
CX2:1 cm
HZ30W:3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
Weight Heavy Help
CX2:185 g
HZ30W:245 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
CX2:102x58x29 mm
HZ30W:107x61x28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
CX2:480p @ 30fps
HZ30W:720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much longer exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen

Ricoh CX2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Fujifilm FinePix S602Z Pro

Digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen size Much smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Much larger
Zoom Less zoom
Ricoh CX4

Ricoh CX4

Travel zoom

$190 - $269

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Weight Heavier
Ricoh CX1

Ricoh CX1

Compact

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Slightly smaller
Zoom Less zoom

Samsung HZ30W Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$215

Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly smaller
Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$262 - $323

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
True resolution Lower true resolution
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Samsung HZ35W

Samsung HZ35W

Travel zoom

GPS Has a GPS
Screen type Has an OLED screen

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