Samsung HZ10W vs Sony W730

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung HZ10W vs Sony W730, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and W730 (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HZ10W was manufactured 4 years earlier than the W730 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the HZ10W matches up vs the W730 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ10W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung HZ10W Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung HZ10W provides outer dimensions of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") and a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the HZ10W and the W730.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the HZ10W and W730 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by going over technical specs. The graphic here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the HZ10W and W730.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony W730 to deliver more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The older HZ10W is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.