Nikon D810A vs Sony W530

Below is a complete overview of the Nikon D810A and Sony W530, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Nikon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the D810A (36MP) and W530 (14MP) and the D810A (Full frame) and W530 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The D810A was manufactured 4 years later than the W530 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D810A being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the D810A matches up against the W530 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D810A & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are available at Nikon D810A Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon D810A has external dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 880 grams (1.94 lbs) while the Sony W530 has measurements of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the D810A and the W530.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D810A and W530 is 55 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The graphic underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the D810A and W530.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The D810A due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon D810A will render more detail due to its extra 22MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The younger D810A should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.