Sony WX350 vs Sony WX80

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.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are available at Sony WX350 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

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.

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

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.