Sony A330 vs Sony W810

Here is a thorough overview of the Sony A330 versus Sony W810, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A330 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) and the A330 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A330 was unveiled 5 years before the W810 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the A330 matches up vs the W810 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A330 has external dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs) while the Sony W810 has measurements 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, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the A330 versus the W810.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A330 and W810 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The graphic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A330 and W810.

Plainly, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A330 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W810 will resolve greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The older A330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.