Sony S930 vs Sony W710

Let's take a closer look at the Sony S930 vs Sony W710, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both are offered by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the S930 (10MP) and W710 (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The S930 was unveiled 5 years prior to the W710 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the S930 scores versus the W710 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are available at Sony S930 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony S930 comes with physical dimensions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Sony W710 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the S930 compared to the W710.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S930 and W710 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizing just by viewing a spec sheet. The visual below may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S930 and W710.

Clearly, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony W710 to render greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older S930 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.