Canon A3300 IS vs Sony DSC-WX1

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8.1 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Much larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm

More than 20% larger sensor

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Significantly cheaper

$129.00

$284.99

The best price we've seen is $156 cheaper (2.2x less)

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

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the Canon A3300 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-WX1

Much less shutter lag

180 ms

5100 ms

28.3x less delay when taking photos

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Wider aperture

f/2.4

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the DSC-WX1's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Smaller

91x52x20 mm

95x56x24 mm

Around 30% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DSC-WX1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

0.8"

Around 20% thinner

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-WX1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

56	vs	61
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. 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

Wide aperture

A3300 IS:	f/2.8
DSC-WX1:	f/2.4

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Slow max shutter speed
	1/1600 of a second

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly lighter

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Records lower quality movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Much less shutter lag

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Has boost ISO

Slightly smaller

No image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Better wide angle

Smaller

Significantly narrower aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Much less shutter lag

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly smaller screen

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Much less shutter lag

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the PowerShot A3300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Compact

Has a viewfinder

Larger sensor

Significantly narrower aperture

Much worse wide angle

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W150 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Compact

$230

Higher resolution movies

Much higher true resolution

Slightly larger

Thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cybershot WX10

Compact

$400 - $450

Higher resolution movies

Much higher true resolution

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Cybershot WX10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Much narrower aperture

Significantly larger

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Travel zoom

$249 - $250

Higher resolution movies

Better maximum light sensitivity

Significantly narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

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Canon PowerShotA3300 IS vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-WX1

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-WX1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cybershot WX7

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Sony Cybershot W570

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cybershot WX10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

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Canon PowerShot
A3300 IS
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-WX1