Samsung SL102 vs Sony W810

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung SL102 vs Sony W810, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the SL102 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SL102 was released 6 years prior to the W810 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung SL102 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise overview of how the SL102 scores versus the W810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung SL102 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung SL102 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung SL102 has exterior dimensions of 90mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung SL102 vs Sony W810 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SL102 vs the W810.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SL102 and W810 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SL102 and W810.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Sony W810 to give greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older SL102 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.