Sony HX50V vs Sony W320

The following is a complete overview of the Sony HX50V and Sony W320, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both created by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the HX50V (20MP) and W320 (14MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The HX50V was released 3 years after the W320 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX50V being a Compact camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the HX50V grades vs the W320 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony HX50V Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Sony HX50V comes with outside dimensions of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Sony W320 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the HX50V versus the W320.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HX50V and W320 is 89 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX50V and W320.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony HX50V to give extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer HX50V should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.