Sony W550 vs Sony WX350

Here is a in-depth review of the Sony W550 and Sony WX350, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the W550 (14MP) and WX350 (18MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The W550 was revealed 3 years earlier than the WX350 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the W550 scores against the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The full galleries are available at Sony W550 Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony W550 comes with exterior dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the W550 versus the WX350.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the W550 and WX350 is 96 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the W550 and WX350.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Sony WX350 to give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older W550 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.