Sony W570 vs Sony WX350

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony W570 and Sony WX350, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Sony. The sensor resolution of the W570 (16MP) and the WX350 (18MP) is fairly comparable and they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W570 was announced 4 years prior to the WX350 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the W570 matches up versus the WX350 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony W570 Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony W570 offers physical measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Analyze the Sony W570 and Sony WX350 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the W570 and the WX350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the W570 and WX350 is 96 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the W570 and WX350.

As you can see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony WX350 to provide more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older W570 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.