Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Samsung ST66 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

61

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.4
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Samsung ST65

54

Runner-up

Samsung ST65

Reasons to buy the Samsung ST65

True resolution
High true resolution
9.7 MP
Weight
Light-weight
109 g

differences

Advantages of the Samsung ST65

True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.7 MP vs 8.1 MP
Help
Capture around 20% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm
Help
Around 20% larger sensor
Weight Lighter 109 g vs 149 g
Help
Around 30% lighter
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $103.85 vs $284.99
Help
The best price we've seen is $181 cheaper (2.7x less)
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-WX1

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.4 vs f/3.9
Help
At its widest zoom, the DSC-WX1's lens captures much more light (1.4 f-stops)
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 27 mm
Help
More than 10% better wide angle
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Size Smaller 91x52x20 mm vs 92x56x22 mm
Help
Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Samsung ST65 Samsung ST65
54 vs 61
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Green arrow 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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Samsung ST65 vs Canon A2200

shooting videos and some nice photos but video quality is little more concern,

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
ST65:92x56x22 mm
DSC-WX1:91x52x20 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
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
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Thickness Is thinner
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Samsung ST65 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung ST66

Samsung ST66

Digicam

$154 - $156

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Lowest price More expensive
Samsung TL105

Samsung TL105

Ultra compact

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Smaller
Samsung PL120

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

$90 - $109

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Movie format Does not take movies
Olympus VH-210

Olympus VH-210

Compact

$133

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Samsung ST76

Samsung ST ST76

Digicam

$99

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Sensor size Larger sensor
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$321

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Travel zoom

$249 - $250

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Fujifilm FinePix T200

Fujifilm FinePix T200

Travel zoom

$150

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

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