Sony RX100 II vs Sony W350

The following is a detailed assessment of the Sony RX100 II vs Sony W350, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the RX100 II (20MP) and W350 (14MP) and the RX100 II (1") and W350 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The RX100 II was manufactured 3 years after the W350 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the RX100 II grades vs the W350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 II Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony RX100 II provides outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony W350 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the RX100 II against the W350.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the RX100 II and W350 is 89 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by going over specifications. The picture below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 II and W350.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The RX100 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 II will deliver more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more recent RX100 II provides a benefit in sensor innovation.