Sony NEX-C3 vs Sony W310

The following is a extended assessment of the Sony NEX-C3 vs Sony W310, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the NEX-C3 (16MP) and W310 (12MP) and the NEX-C3 (APS-C) and W310 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-C3 was released 20 months after the W310 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the NEX-C3 scores against the W310 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-C3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The complete galleries are available at Sony NEX-C3 Gallery and Sony W310 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony NEX-C3 comes with external dimensions of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony W310 has proportions of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

Analyze the Sony NEX-C3 vs Sony W310 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the NEX-C3 versus the W310.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-C3 and W310 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions just by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-C3 and W310.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-C3 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-C3 will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The fresher NEX-C3 will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.