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Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350

Portability
96
Imaging
33
Features
18
Overall
27
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 front
Portability
94
Imaging
43
Features
43
Overall
43

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Key Specs

Sony WX1
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.4-5.9) lens
  • 149g - 91 x 52 x 20mm
  • Introduced August 2009
Sony WX350
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-6.5) lens
  • 164g - 96 x 55 x 26mm
  • Revealed February 2014
  • Older Model is Sony WX300
  • Replacement is Sony WX500
Photography Glossary

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Overview

Here, we will be reviewing the Sony WX1 versus Sony WX350, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the WX1 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the WX1 (1/2.4") and WX350 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The WX1 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the WX350 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the WX1 grades vs the WX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony WX1 over the Sony WX350

 WX1 WX350 

Reasons to pick Sony WX350 over the Sony WX1

 WX350 WX1 
RevealedFebruary 2014August 2009Fresher by 55 months
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kClearer screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Sony WX1 and Sony WX350

 WX1 WX350 
Manually focus Lack of manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch screen Lacking Touch screen

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Physical Comparison

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony WX1 provides outside dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony WX350 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the WX1 compared to the WX350.

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability score of the WX1 and WX350 is 96 and 94 respectively.

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 top view buttons comparison

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it is hard to see the difference between sensor sizing purely by checking technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the WX1 and WX350.

As you have seen, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The WX1 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX350 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older WX1 is going to be behind in sensor tech.

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 sensor size comparison

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony WX1 Portrait photography info
Sony WX350 Portrait photography info
19
focusing manually not possible
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
low megapixels (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
lacks RAW files
37
megapixel count decent (18MP)
offers face detection autofocus
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
cannot use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony WX1 as a Street photography camera
Sony WX350 as a Street photography camera
55
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
lacks RAW files
more heavy than competition (149 grams)
63
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (164g)
screen does not articulate
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony WX1 as a Sports photography camera
Sony WX350 as a Sports photography camera
26
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of shutter priority mode
low megapixels (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
lacks phase detect auto focus
52
excellent zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
good battery life (470 CIPA)
no shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony WX1 Travel photography details
Sony WX350 Travel photography details
56
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (149 grams)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
72
good battery life (470 per charge)
lighter than others in class (164g)
megapixel count decent (18MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
great zoom (500mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
does not offer selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony WX1 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony WX350 as a Landscape photography camera
31
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
screen is small (2.7")
lack of manual exposure
low megapixels (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
lacks RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
47
pretty wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
good battery life (470 CIPA)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony WX1 as a Vlogging camera
Sony WX350 as a Vlogging camera
28
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of microphone jack
more heavy than competition (149g)
35
pretty wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than others in class (164g)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external mic socket
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Sony WX1 vs Sony WX350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony WX1 and Sony WX350
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
Type Ultracompact Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2009-08-06 2014-02-13
Physical type Ultracompact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Bionz -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.4" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.104 x 4.578mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 18MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3648 x 2736 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Lowest native ISO 160 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 9 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 25-500mm (20.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.4-5.9 f/3.5-6.5
Macro focus range 5cm -
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 230k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 2s 4s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter rate 10.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 5.00 m 4.30 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync -
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) VCHD: 28M PS(1,920x1,080/60p) / 24M FX(1,920x1,080/60i) / 17M FH(1,920x1,080/60i),MP4: 12M(1,440x1,080/30fps) / 3M VGA(640x480/30fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format - AVCHD
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 149 gr (0.33 lbs) 164 gr (0.36 lbs)
Physical dimensions 91 x 52 x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") 96 x 55 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 470 photos
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Cost at release $149 $270