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Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80

Portability
94
Imaging
43
Features
43
Overall
43
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 front
Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
38
Overall
39

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Key Specs

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
  • Released February 2014
  • Superseded the Sony WX300
  • Successor is Sony WX500
Sony WX80
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Expand to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.3-8.0) lens
  • 124g - 92 x 52 x 22mm
  • Revealed January 2013
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Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Overview

Below is a thorough assessment of the Sony WX350 versus Sony WX80, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the WX350 (18MP) and the WX80 (16MP) is relatively similar and both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The WX350 was released 14 months later than the WX80 which makes them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the WX350 grades versus the WX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony WX350 over the Sony WX80

 WX350 WX80 
RevealedFebruary 2014January 2013More recent by 14 months
Screen dimensions3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kSharper screen (+230k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX80 over the Sony WX350

 WX80 WX350 

Common features in the Sony WX350 and Sony WX80

 WX350 WX80 
Manual focus Lack of manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither offers Touch friendly screen

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony WX350 offers outside dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony WX80 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the WX350 and the WX80.

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WX350 and WX80 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 top view buttons comparison

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the WX350 and WX80.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony WX350 to offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher WX350 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 sensor size comparison

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony WX350 Portrait photography features
Sony WX80 Portrait photography features
37
decent MP (18MP)
offers face detect autofocus
manual focus not available
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
35
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
provides face detect autofocus
no manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony WX350 Street photography details
Sony WX80 Street photography details
63
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average in class (164 grams)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
67
image stabilization (Optical)
features touch to focus
lighter than average in class (124 grams)
no articulating screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony WX350
Sports photography with Sony WX80
52
incredible zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18MP)
offers tracking focus
good battery (470 shots)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
45
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony WX350
Travel photography with Sony WX80
72
good battery (470 shots)
lighter than average in class (164 grams)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
great reach (500mm)
no Timelapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
71
lighter than average in class (124g)
features touch to focus
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
really wide (28mm)
no Time Lapse function
does not contain selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony WX350 Landscape photography advice
Sony WX80 Landscape photography advice
47
pretty wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18MP)
good battery (470 CIPA)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not available
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
no Timelapse function
39
really wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
small screen (2.7")
no manual control
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
no Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony WX350 Vlogging details
Sony WX80 Vlogging details
35
pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average in class (164g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
no microphone support
35
really wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than average in class (124g)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
no mic jack
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Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony WX350 and Sony WX80
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Released 2014-02-13 2013-01-08
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4896 x 3672 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest enhanced ISO - 12800
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-500mm (20.0x) 28-224mm (8.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-6.5 f/3.3-8.0
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 2.7"
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen technology - TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 secs 4 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter speed 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.30 m 4.20 m
Flash settings - Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync, Advanced Flash
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 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) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 ( 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 164g (0.36 pounds) 124g (0.27 pounds)
Physical dimensions 96 x 55 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") 92 x 52 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9")
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 shots 240 shots
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NP-BX1 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at release $270 $276