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Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
40
Overall
37
Samsung ST600 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 front
Portability
94
Imaging
42
Features
43
Overall
42

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Key Specs

Samsung ST600
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 4800 (Push to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 27-135mm (F3.3-5.5) lens
  • 150g - 104 x 60 x 20mm
  • Released January 2010
Sony WX350
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-6.5) lens
  • 164g - 96 x 55 x 26mm
  • Revealed February 2014
  • Old Model is Sony WX300
  • Successor is Sony WX500
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Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Overview

Let's take a closer look at the Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the ST600 (14MP) and WX350 (18MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The ST600 was revealed 5 years prior to the WX350 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung ST600 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick view of how the ST600 matches up vs the WX350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Samsung ST600 over the Sony WX350

 ST600 WX350 
Screen size3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1152k460kSharper screen (+692k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony WX350 over the Samsung ST600

 WX350 ST600 
RevealedFebruary 2014January 2010More modern by 49 months

Common features in the Samsung ST600 and Sony WX350

 ST600 WX350 
Manual focus Lack of manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Samsung ST600 enjoys physical dimensions of 104mm x 60mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the ST600 vs the WX350.

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the ST600 and WX350 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 top view buttons comparison

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Sensor Comparison

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ST600 and WX350.

Clearly, both cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony WX350 to deliver greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged ST600 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 sensor size comparison

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Samsung ST600 Portrait photography info
Sony WX350 Portrait photography info
29
MP count good (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
36
decent megapixels (18MP)
provides face detection focus
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
external flash not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Samsung ST600 Street photography details
Sony WX350 Street photography details
60
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides focus by touch
no articulating screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
more heavy than others (150 grams)
63
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (164 grams)
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Samsung ST600 Sports photography details
Sony WX350 Sports photography details
43
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
52
incredible zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18MP)
provides tracking autofocus
great battery (470 CIPA)
no shutter priority
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Samsung ST600
Travel photography with Sony WX350
65
provides focus by touch
MP count good (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
decently wide (27mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than others (150 grams)
does not contain selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
72
great battery (470 per charge)
lighter than competition (164 grams)
decent megapixels (18MP)
flash built-in
rather wide (25mm)
very long zoom (500mm)
lack of Timelapse function
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Samsung ST600
Landscape photography with Sony WX350
43
decently wide (27mm)
big screen (3.5")
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
47
rather wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
great battery (470 CIPA)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung ST600 Vlogging highlights
Sony WX350 Vlogging highlights
30
decently wide (27mm)
built-in touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not contain selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of external microphone port
more heavy than others (150g)
35
rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition (164g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
lack of external microphone socket
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Samsung ST600 vs Sony WX350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung ST600 and Sony WX350
 Samsung ST600Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
General Information
Brand Samsung Sony
Model Samsung ST600 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
Category Ultracompact Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2010-01-06 2014-02-13
Physical type Ultracompact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 18 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4320 x 3240 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 4800 12800
Max boosted ISO 6400 -
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 27-135mm (5.0x) 25-500mm (20.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.3-5.5 f/3.5-6.5
Macro focus distance 5cm -
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3.5 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 1,152 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 8 secs 4 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/1500 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 5.00 m 4.30 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync -
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30, 15 fps) VCHD: 28M PS(1,920x1,080/60p) / 24M FX(1,920x1,080/60i) / 17M FH(1,920x1,080/60i),MP4: 12M(1,440x1,080/30fps) / 3M VGA(640x480/30fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 150 grams (0.33 lb) 164 grams (0.36 lb)
Physical dimensions 104 x 60 x 20mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 0.8") 96 x 55 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 470 pictures
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery model SLB07 NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Double, Motion) Yes (Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage MicroSD/ MicroSDHC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $330 $270