Sony S980 vs Sony W350

Lets take a closer look at the Sony S980 and Sony W350, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The image resolution of the S980 (12MP) and the W350 (14MP) is pretty similar and both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The S980 was manufactured 10 months before the W350 which means that they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony S980 being a Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a brief summary of how the S980 matches up against the W350 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are available at Sony S980 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera, you should think about its weight and size. The Sony S980 offers external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony W350 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Analyze the Sony S980 and Sony W350 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the S980 and the W350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S980 and W350 is 94 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S980 and W350.

As you can see, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony W350 to offer greater detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged S980 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.