Sony W530 vs Sony W800

Below, we will be matching up the Sony W530 vs Sony W800, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the W530 (14MP) and W800 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W530 was introduced 4 years before the W800 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the W530 grades vs the W800 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are available at Sony W530 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony W530 comes with outer dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs) whilst the Sony W800 has measurements 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the W530 vs the W800.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the W530 and W800 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Often, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The visual here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the W530 and W800.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony W800 to show greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older W530 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.