Sony HX300 vs Sony W350

Its time to look more closely at the Sony HX300 vs Sony W350, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the HX300 (20MP) and W350 (14MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HX300 was introduced 3 years after the W350 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the HX300 matches up versus the W350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony HX300 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Sony HX300 features physical dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs) and the Sony W350 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the HX300 and the W350.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX300 and W350 is 63 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The pic here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX300 and W350.

To sum up, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony HX300 to give you greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher HX300 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.