Sony W330 vs Sony W800

Following is a comprehensive review of the Sony W330 and Sony W800, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the W330 (14MP) and W800 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The W330 was launched 5 years earlier than the W800 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the W330 scores vs the W800 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony W330 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Sony W330 enjoys outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony W800 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the W330 vs the W800.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W330 and W800 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading technical specs. The image below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the W330 and W800.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony W800 to offer more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged W330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.