Sony S950 vs Sony WX220

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sony S950 and Sony WX220, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the S950 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The S950 was brought out 6 years before the WX220 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony S950 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the S950 scores versus the WX220 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are available at Sony S950 Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony S950 comes with outer measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony WX220 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Sony S950 and Sony WX220 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the S950 against the WX220.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the S950 and WX220 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the S950 and WX220.

As you have seen, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Sony WX220 to render extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older S950 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.