Sony HX90V vs Sony W350

Its time to look more closely at the Sony HX90V and Sony W350, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the HX90V (18MP) and W350 (14MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The HX90V was manufactured 5 years later than the W350 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the HX90V matches up vs the W350 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are available at Sony HX90V Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony HX90V offers outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony W350 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Sony HX90V and Sony W350 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the HX90V vs the W350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HX90V and W350 is 91 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at technical specs. The graphic below might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX90V and W350.

As you have seen, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX90V to resolve more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The fresher HX90V will have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.