Sony W230 vs Sony WX500

Below, we will be looking at the Sony W230 vs Sony WX500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the W230 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The W230 was brought out 7 years earlier than the WX500 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the W230 scores against the WX500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are available at Sony W230 Gallery and Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and size. The Sony W230 has got external dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the W230 compared to the WX500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the W230 and WX500 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing just by checking out specs. The visual underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the W230 and WX500.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony WX500 to produce greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older W230 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.