Sony NEX-5N vs Sony W830

Here is a complete review of the Sony NEX-5N and Sony W830, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the NEX-5N (16MP) and the W830 (20MP) is pretty close but the NEX-5N (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-5N was launched 3 years before the W830 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-5N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the NEX-5N scores against the W830 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-5N & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-5N Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony NEX-5N provides physical measurements of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the NEX-5N compared to the W830.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-5N and W830 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing merely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-5N and W830.

Clearly, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The NEX-5N featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W830 will provide you with greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older NEX-5N will be behind in sensor tech.