Sony S950 vs Sony W350

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony S950 vs Sony W350, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the S950 (10MP) and W350 (14MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The S950 was brought out 10 months earlier than the W350 and they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony S950 being a Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the S950 grades versus the W350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony S950 Gallery and Sony W350 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony S950 offers external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony W350 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Sony S950 vs Sony W350 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the S950 versus the W350.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S950 and W350 is 94 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading through technical specs. The image here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S950 and W350.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony W350 to give more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged S950 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.