Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS vs Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 91x52x17 mm
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
250 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 4 cm
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Focus on subjects around 30% closer to the lens
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
Lowest price Cheaper $129.00 vs $164.00
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The best price we've seen is $35 cheaper (more than 20% less)
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Learn more about
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag 250 ms vs 5100 ms
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20.4x less delay when taking photos
Size Smaller 91x52x17 mm vs 95x56x24 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W350's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-W350's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1"
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More than 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 117 g vs 149 g
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More than 20% lighter
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the Sony DSC-W350
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Canon PowerShot A3300 IS
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
A3300 IS:f/2.8
DSC-W350:f/2.7
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
A3300 IS:$129.00
DSC-W350:$164.00
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
A3300 IS:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W350:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A3300 IS:5x
DSC-W350:4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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