Sony W330 vs Sony WX500

Here, we are contrasting the Sony W330 versus Sony WX500, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the W330 (14MP) and WX500 (18MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The W330 was brought out 6 years prior to the WX500 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the W330 matches up against the WX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are provided at Sony W330 Gallery and Sony WX500 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony W330 enjoys physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has proportions 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 differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the W330 and the WX500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the W330 and WX500 is 96 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the W330 and WX500.

As you can see, both cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony WX500 to resolve extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged W330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.