Canon S95 vs Sony WX350

Here is a complete assessment of the Canon S95 versus Sony WX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and WX350 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The S95 was announced 4 years before the WX350 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short highlight of how the S95 scores versus the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S95 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are provided at Canon S95 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon S95 has got exterior dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the S95 against the WX350.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the S95 and WX350 is 93 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing only by checking out specs. The graphic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S95 and WX350.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S95 using its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony WX350 will produce greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older S95 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.