Samsung ST30 vs Sony WX220

Below, we are evaluating the Samsung ST30 and Sony WX220, both Ultracompact digital cameras by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and WX220 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The ST30 was released 4 years prior to the WX220 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise overview of how the ST30 scores against the WX220 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung ST30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The complete galleries are available at Samsung ST30 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you have to factor its weight and size. The Samsung ST30 has got outside dimensions of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) while the Sony WX220 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the ST30 and the WX220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ST30 and WX220 is 98 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST30 and WX220.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ST30 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony WX220 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older ST30 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.