Canon SX600 HS vs Sony W310

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon SX600 HS versus Sony W310, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SX600 HS (16MP) and W310 (12MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SX600 HS was announced 4 years later than the W310 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX600 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the SX600 HS scores vs the W310 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX600 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX600 HS Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon SX600 HS comes with outer measurements of 104mm x 61mm x 26mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs) while the Sony W310 has measurements of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the SX600 HS versus the W310.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX600 HS and W310 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The photograph below may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX600 HS and W310.

Plainly, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Canon SX600 HS to give you more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The newer SX600 HS will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.