Nikon S630 vs Sony WX350

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon S630 versus Sony WX350, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the S630 (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The S630 was released 6 years earlier than the WX350 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the S630 scores against the WX350 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S630 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The complete galleries are available at Nikon S630 Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon S630 offers outside dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony WX350 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon S630 versus Sony WX350 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the S630 and the WX350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S630 and WX350 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The visual here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S630 and WX350.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Sony WX350 to resolve more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older S630 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.