Sony W350 vs Sony W550

Its time to look much closer at the Sony W350 and Sony W550, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both are built by Sony. The image resolution of the W350 (14MP) and the W550 (14MP) is fairly well matched and they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W350 was announced 18 months earlier than the W550 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the W350 grades vs the W550 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The whole galleries are available at Sony W350 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony W350 provides physical dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony W550 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Sony W350 and Sony W550 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the W350 and the W550.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the W350 and W550 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizes just by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the W350 and W550.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements and the same exact MP and you should expect similar quality of pictures but you may want to take the production date of the products into consideration. The more aged W350 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.