Sony W350 vs Sony W650

Following is a thorough assessment of the Sony W350 vs Sony W650, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. The resolution of the W350 (14MP) and the W650 (16MP) is relatively comparable and they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The W350 was brought out 24 months prior to the W650 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a concise view of how the W350 matches up versus the W650 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony W350 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony W350 enjoys external dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the W350 vs the W650.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W350 and W650 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the difference in sensor sizes purely by checking out specifications. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the W350 and W650.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony W650 to provide greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged W350 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.