Sony W350 vs Sony W710

Below, we are contrasting the Sony W350 vs Sony W710, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. The sensor resolution of the W350 (14MP) and the W710 (16MP) is very close and they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W350 was introduced 4 years before the W710 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise view of how the W350 matches up against the W710 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The whole galleries are provided at Sony W350 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony W350 has got external 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 W710 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the W350 and the W710.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W350 and W710 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizing just by viewing technical specs. The visual below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the W350 and W710.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W710 to render more detail using its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older W350 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.