Panasonic L10 vs Sony W800

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic L10 vs Sony W800, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and W800 (20MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The L10 was released 7 years earlier than the W800 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the L10 matches up against the W800 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic L10 Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera often, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 has got external dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) whilst the Sony W800 has sizing of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the L10 and the W800.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and W800 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizing merely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and W800.

All in all, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The L10 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W800 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.