Sony RX1R vs Sony W350

Let's look much closer at the Sony RX1R versus Sony W350, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the RX1R (24MP) and W350 (14MP) and the RX1R (Full frame) and W350 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The RX1R was unveiled 3 years later than the W350 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the RX1R matches up versus the W350 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The full galleries are viewable at Sony RX1R Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony RX1R offers outer measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony W350 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check out the Sony RX1R versus Sony W350 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the RX1R versus the W350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX1R and W350 is 79 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking a spec sheet. The visual underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the RX1R and W350.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The RX1R using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX1R will give you more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics way more aggressively. The more recent RX1R provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.