Sony DSC-W530 vs DSC-W620

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W530

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the DSC-W530's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Smaller

92x52x19 mm

98x56x20 mm

More than 10% smaller

Longer battery life

250 shots

220 shots

More than 10% more shots per battery charge

Better macro capability

4 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens

Slightly thinner

0.8"

Almost the same

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the Sony DSC-W530

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W620

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Significantly cheaper

$88.00

$232.64

The best price we've seen is $145 cheaper (2.6x less)

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the Sony DSC-W620

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

46	vs	45
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Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

DSC-W530:	92x52x19 mm
DSC-W620:	98x56x20 mm

Light weight

DSC-W530:	113 g
DSC-W620:	116 g

	Thin
	0.8"

	Short max exposure time
	2 seconds

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

DSC-W530:	1 fps
DSC-W620:	1.1 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

DSC-W530:	480p @ 30fps
DSC-W620:	720p @ 30fps

Poor zoom

DSC-W530:	4x
DSC-W620:	5x

competitors

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$97

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Compact

$88

Has a faster max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$99 - $190

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$150

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$261

Has significantly less shutter lag

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$141 - $201

Has slightly more shutter lag

Compare the Cybershot W510 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cybershot W510 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $149

Has slightly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly heavier

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot W560

Compact

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Worse wide angle

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Cybershot W560 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$105 - $109

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$110

Higher resolution movies

Cheaper

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Cybershot DSC-W530

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$139

Image stabilization

Wider aperture

Shorter battery life

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Wider aperture

Better macro capability

Shorter battery life

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Samsung ST66

Digicam

$92

Significantly wider aperture

Image stabilization

Compare the ST66 vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $149

Image stabilization

Wider aperture

Shorter battery life

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the Cybershot DSC-W620

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Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

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Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W530

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W620

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cybershot W510

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony Cybershot W530 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W560

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Samsung ST66

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

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