Panasonic L10 vs Sony W810

On this page, we will be looking at the Panasonic L10 vs Sony W810, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The L10 was manufactured 7 years before the W810 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the L10 scores vs the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic L10 features outside measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") along with a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Sony W810 has dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the L10 compared to the W810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and W810 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing merely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and W810.

Clearly, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The L10 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W810 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older L10 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.