Sony RX100 V vs Sony W220

Lets examine more closely at the Sony RX100 V versus Sony W220, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the RX100 V (20MP) and W220 (12MP) and the RX100 V (1") and W220 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The RX100 V was revealed 7 years later than the W220 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the RX100 V scores versus the W220 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The full galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 V Gallery and Sony W220 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX100 V comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony W220 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Check the Sony RX100 V versus Sony W220 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the RX100 V compared to the W220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 V and W220 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 V and W220.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RX100 V with its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 V will give more detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more recent RX100 V is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.