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Sony RX10 vs Sony W330

Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 front
Portability
96
Imaging
36
Features
21
Overall
30

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Key Specs

Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Introduced March 2014
  • Successor is Sony RX10 II
Sony W330
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.7-5.7) lens
  • 128g - 96 x 57 x 17mm
  • Released January 2010
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Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Overview

In this article, we will be looking at the Sony RX10 versus Sony W330, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and W330 (14MP) and the RX10 (1") and W330 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The RX10 was manufactured 4 years after the W330 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the RX10 scores versus the W330 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Sony W330

 RX10 W330 
ReleasedMarch 2014January 2010Newer by 52 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1290k230kCrisper screen (+1060k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony W330 over the Sony RX10

 W330 RX10 

Common features in the Sony RX10 and Sony W330

 RX10 W330 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither includes Touch friendly screen

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 features outer measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony W330 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the RX10 compared to the W330.

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the RX10 and W330 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is tough to see the difference in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the RX10 and W330.

Clearly, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The RX10 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 will result in more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The younger RX10 will have an advantage in sensor tech.

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 Portrait photography features
Sony W330 Portrait photography features
70
has manual focus
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
offers face detection focus
delivers RAW formats
28
decent MP (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 Street photography features
Sony W330 Street photography features
72
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proofing
48
screen does not articulate
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 as a Sports photography camera
Sony W330 as a Sports photography camera
67
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
weather proofing
better than average battery life (420 CIPA)
lacks phase detect auto focus
26
decent MP (14 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (2.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 Travel photography advice
Sony W330 Travel photography advice
58
better than average battery life (420 per charge)
weather proofing
megapixel count good (20MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse mode
does not have a selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
65
decent MP (14MP)
has built in flash
really wide (26mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.7)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 Landscape photography factors
Sony W330 Landscape photography factors
63
has manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proofing
better than average battery life (420 per charge)
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse mode
37
really wide (26mm)
nice screen size (3")
decent MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.7)
lack of manual mode
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX10 as a Vlogging camera
Sony W330 as a Vlogging camera
30
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does have external microphone socket
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not have a selfie friendly display
26
really wide (26mm)
sluggish max aperture (f2.7)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
low quality video (640 x 480 pixels)
lack of microphone port
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Sony RX10 vs Sony W330 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 and Sony W330
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330
Type Large Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Introduced 2014-03-20 2010-01-07
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 14MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 12800 3200
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Min native ISO 125 80
RAW files
Min boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-200mm (8.3x) 26-105mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 f/2.7-5.7
Macro focus range - 4cm
Focal length multiplier 2.7 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,290k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech WhiteMagic -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/3200 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 10.20 m 3.50 m
Flash settings Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 640x480
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 813 grams (1.79 pounds) 128 grams (0.28 pounds)
Dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 96 x 57 x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 69 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 474 not tested
Other
Battery life 420 shots -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-FW50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo / Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Launch price $698 $170