Sony W560 vs DSC-W370

differences

Advantages of the Sony W560

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.6

At its widest zoom, the W560's lens captures slightly more light (0.8 f-stops)

Much better wide angle

28 mm

34 mm

Around 20% better wide angle

Smaller

94x56x19 mm

100x57x26 mm

More than 30% smaller

Significantly lighter

126 g

179 g

Around 30% lighter

Significantly thinner

0.8"

Around 30% thinner

Cheaper

$116.02

$169.00

The best price we've seen is $53 cheaper (more than 30% less)

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the Sony W560

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W370

More zoom

4.1x

Around 3x more zoom

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Shoots slightly faster

1.8 fps

1.1 fps

More than 60% faster continuous shooting

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the Sony DSC-W370

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Sony Cybershot W560

61	vs	50
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-W560.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Short max exposure time
	2 seconds

	Slow max shutter speed
	1/1600 of a second

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Slow continuous shooting

W560:	1.1 fps
DSC-W370:	1.8 fps

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

W560:	720p @ 30fps
DSC-W370:	720p

Poor wide angle

W560:	28 mm
DSC-W370:	34 mm

competitors

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Compact

$176 - $230

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly more expensive

Has worse image stabilization

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W550 vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W550 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly smaller

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Has boost light sensitivity

Much longer exposures

Is slightly heavier

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH5 vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH5 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

$90 - $109

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a touch screen

Has worse image stabilization

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the PL120 vs the Cybershot W560

Compare the PL120 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly smaller screen

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cybershot W560

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Significantly better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the Cybershot W560

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Narrower aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Cybershot W560

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

No image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cybershot W560

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Slightly lighter

No image stabilization

Narrower aperture

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W620 vs the Cybershot W560

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Heavier

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$200 - $245

Much better wide angle

More zoom

Larger

Heavier

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H55 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Ultra compact

$315

Much better wide angle

Much wider aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W380 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Ultra compact

$279 - $350

Much better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

Slightly less zoom

More expensive

Compare the Cybershot DSC-TX55 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Canon PowerShot A1100 IS

Compact

$248

Significantly wider aperture

Has a viewfinder

Much smaller screen

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A1100 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W370

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Sony CybershotW560 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-W370

Sony Cybershot W560

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot W560

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Sony W560

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W370

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W570

Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Samsung PL120

Sony Cybershot DSC-W560 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Canon PowerShot A1100 IS

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Sony Cybershot
W560
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-W370