Canon S200 vs Sony W350

On this page, we are looking at the Canon S200 vs Sony W350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the S200 (10MP) and W350 (14MP) and the S200 (1/1.7") and W350 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The S200 was revealed 4 years later than the W350 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Canon S200 being a Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the S200 matches up versus the W350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The full galleries are available at Canon S200 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon S200 has outer dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 181 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Sony W350 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the S200 and the W350.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S200 and W350 is 93 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizing only by checking out specifications. The photograph underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S200 and W350.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S200 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony W350 will produce greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger S200 is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.