Samsung HZ10W vs Sony WX220

Below is a complete analysis of the Samsung HZ10W and Sony WX220, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The HZ10W was manufactured 5 years prior to the WX220 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the HZ10W matches up versus the WX220 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung HZ10W & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are available at Samsung HZ10W Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung HZ10W has 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 WX220 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the HZ10W versus the WX220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HZ10W and WX220 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the HZ10W and WX220.

As you can see, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony WX220 to deliver extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older HZ10W is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.