Pentax W60 vs Sony HX350

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Pentax W60 and Sony HX350, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the W60 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W60 was manufactured 8 years prior to the HX350 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the W60 scores vs the HX350 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio W60 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax W60 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax W60 offers exterior dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the W60 versus the HX350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the W60 and HX350 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking specs. The picture here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the W60 and HX350.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony HX350 to resolve greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged W60 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.