Sony QX100 vs Sony W330

The following is a extended analysis of the Sony QX100 vs Sony W330, one is a Lens-style and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and W330 (14MP) and the QX100 (1") and W330 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The QX100 was brought out 3 years after the W330 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the QX100 matches up against the W330 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The entire galleries are available at Sony QX100 Gallery and Sony W330 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and size. The Sony QX100 has got outside dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony W330 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check the Sony QX100 vs Sony W330 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the QX100 compared to the W330.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the QX100 and W330 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions only by looking through specifications. The picture here will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the QX100 and W330.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The QX100 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony QX100 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger QX100 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.