Sony HX350 vs Sony W350

Here, we are looking at the Sony HX350 and Sony W350, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the HX350 (20MP) and W350 (14MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The HX350 was brought out 7 years after the W350 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the HX350 scores vs the W350 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are provided at Sony HX350 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony HX350 offers outer dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs) and the Sony W350 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the HX350 vs the W350.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the HX350 and W350 is 62 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by checking technical specs. The pic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the HX350 and W350.

As you can tell, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony HX350 to give extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more modern HX350 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.