Sony a1 vs Sony W810

Let's look more closely at the Sony a1 vs Sony W810, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the a1 (50MP) and W810 (20MP) and the a1 (Full frame) and W810 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The a1 was manufactured 7 years later than the W810 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony a1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summation of how the a1 scores versus the W810 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony a1 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony a1 offers external dimensions of 129mm x 97mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 737 grams (1.62 lbs) while the Sony W810 has dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the a1 vs the W810.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the a1 and W810 is 61 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The graphic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the a1 and W810.

All in all, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The a1 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony a1 will give you greater detail due to its extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The newer a1 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.