Sony W320 vs Sony WX300

In this write-up, we will be contrasting the Sony W320 and Sony WX300, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the W320 (14MP) and WX300 (18MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W320 was announced 4 years earlier than the WX300 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the W320 grades versus the WX300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are provided at Sony W320 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony W320 has outer measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the W320 against the WX300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W320 and WX300 is 97 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The visual underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the W320 and WX300.

Plainly, both of those cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony WX300 to resolve more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older W320 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.