Sony HX5 vs Sony W330

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony HX5 and Sony W330, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the HX5 (10MP) and W330 (14MP) and the HX5 (1/2.4") and W330 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The HX5 was manufactured 6 months after the W330 so they are of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the HX5 scores against the W330 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The entire galleries are provided at Sony HX5 Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony HX5 comes with outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony W330 has sizing of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

Look at the Sony HX5 and Sony W330 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the HX5 and the W330.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the HX5 and W330 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The image below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the HX5 and W330.

All in all, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The HX5 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony W330 will give you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively.