Sony W230 vs Sony W350

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Sony W230 and Sony W350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. The image resolution of the W230 (12MP) and the W350 (14MP) is fairly comparable and both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The W230 was introduced 10 months before the W350 so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony W230 being a Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the W230 matches up vs the W350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The whole galleries are available at Sony W230 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony W230 provides outside dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony W350 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the W230 vs the W350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W230 and W350 is 95 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the W230 and W350.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony W350 to produce extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older W230 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.