Kodak C140 vs Sony W230

The following is a comprehensive review of the Kodak C140 vs Sony W230, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Kodak and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the C140 (8MP) and W230 (12MP) and the C140 (1/2.5") and W230 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The C140 was revealed within a month of the W230 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the C140 scores against the W230 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Kodak EasyShare C140 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The full galleries are available at Kodak C140 Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Kodak C140 enjoys external dimensions of 92mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony W230 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the C140 against the W230.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the C140 and W230 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by checking a spec sheet. The pic below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the C140 and W230.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The C140 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony W230 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively.