Sony S2000 vs Sony WX70

Below, we are contrasting the Sony S2000 and Sony WX70, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the S2000 (10MP) and WX70 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The S2000 was brought out 3 years earlier than the WX70 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the S2000 matches up vs the WX70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The entire galleries are available at Sony S2000 Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony S2000 provides outer measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Look at the Sony S2000 and Sony WX70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the S2000 and the WX70.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S2000 and WX70 is 93 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by checking specs. The graphic here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S2000 and WX70.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You should expect to see the Sony WX70 to resolve extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older S2000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.