Samsung WB700 vs Sony W810

Below, we will be matching up the Samsung WB700 vs Sony W810, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the WB700 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The WB700 was revealed 4 years prior to the W810 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB700 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the WB700 scores against the W810 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung WB700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are provided at Samsung WB700 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung WB700 has got external measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the WB700 vs the W810.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WB700 and W810 is 98 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to envision the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the WB700 and W810.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony W810 to render more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older WB700 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.