Samsung HZ10W vs Sony WX70

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung HZ10W and Sony WX70, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and WX70 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The HZ10W was introduced 3 years before the WX70 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the HZ10W matches up vs the WX70 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ10W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are available at Samsung HZ10W Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and size. The Samsung HZ10W comes with outside measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") and a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the HZ10W vs the WX70.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HZ10W and WX70 is 90 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through specifications. The image below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the HZ10W and WX70.

To sum up, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Sony WX70 to result in more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged HZ10W will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.