Sony S930 vs Sony WX350

Here, we will be analyzing the Sony S930 and Sony WX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the S930 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The S930 was announced 6 years earlier than the WX350 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 more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the S930 scores against the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are provided at Sony S930 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Sony S930 comes with outside measurements of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony WX350 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the S930 versus the WX350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S930 and WX350 is 94 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through specs. The photograph below should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the S930 and WX350.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony WX350 to result in more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older S930 will be behind in sensor technology.