Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

60

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Nikon Coolpix S570

54

Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S570

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S570

Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 4 cm
Help
Focus on subjects around 30% closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W320

Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
Help
Around 10% better wide angle
Size Smaller 93x52x17 mm vs 92x57x22 mm
Help
Around 30% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
Help
More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 117 g vs 140 g
Help
Around 20% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S570 Nikon Coolpix S570
54 vs 60
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. 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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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.7
Size Fairly small Help
S570:92x57x22 mm
DSC-W320:93x52x17 mm
Weight Light weight Help
S570:140 g
DSC-W320:117 g
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
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
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
S570:5x
DSC-W320:4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records lower quality 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
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Size Is slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Nikon Coolpix S100

Nikon Coolpix S100

Compact

$239

Screen size Much larger screen
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Aperture Much narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-W520

Sony Cybershot W520

Compact

$156 - $176

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Weight Slightly lighter
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger

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