Samsung HZ50W vs Sony W310

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung HZ50W and Sony W310, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the HZ50W (14MP) and the W310 (12MP) is relatively well matched and both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HZ50W was brought out 4 months after the W310 so they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung HZ50W being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the HZ50W matches up versus the W310 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung HZ50W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The entire galleries are available at Samsung HZ50W Gallery and Sony W310 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung HZ50W has outside measurements of 116mm x 83mm x 91mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W310 has measurements of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

Look at the Samsung HZ50W and Sony W310 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the HZ50W vs the W310.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HZ50W and W310 is 70 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The pic underneath will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the HZ50W and W310.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You should count on the Samsung HZ50W to give more detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively.