Sony a3500 vs Sony W810

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony a3500 vs Sony W810, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. The resolution of the a3500 (20MP) and the W810 (20MP) is pretty well matched but the a3500 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The a3500 was brought out 3 months after the W810 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the a3500 grades vs the W810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a3500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony a3500 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony a3500 has exterior measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the a3500 versus the W810.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the a3500 and W810 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to envision the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The picture below should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the a3500 and W810.

All in all, each of these cameras posses the exact same resolution albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The a3500 contains the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler.