Nikon S220 vs Sony W830

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Nikon S220 versus Sony W830, both Ultracompact cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the S220 (10MP) and W830 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S220 was announced 5 years before the W830 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the S220 scores versus the W830 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S220 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The whole galleries are available at Nikon S220 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Nikon S220 comes with external measurements of 90mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.5" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) and the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the S220 and the W830.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the S220 and W830 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing merely by viewing specifications. The photograph here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S220 and W830.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W830 to result in more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older S220 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.