Sony W290 vs Sony WX70

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony W290 vs Sony WX70, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and they are both built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the W290 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W290 was announced 3 years before the WX70 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the W290 grades against the WX70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are provided at Sony W290 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Sony W290 enjoys physical measurements of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the W290 versus the WX70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the W290 and WX70 is 94 and 97 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the W290 and WX70.

As you can see, both of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony WX70 to give you greater detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older W290 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.