Sony QX100 vs Sony W510

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony QX100 and Sony W510, one is a Lens-style and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and W510 (12MP) and the QX100 (1") and W510 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The QX100 was unveiled 2 years after the W510 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief overview of how the QX100 grades vs the W510 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The full galleries are available at Sony QX100 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony QX100 comes with outside measurements of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony W510 has specifications of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Sony QX100 and Sony W510 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the QX100 compared to the W510.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the QX100 and W510 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through technical specs. The image here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the QX100 and W510.

As you have seen, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The QX100 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will resolve more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The younger QX100 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.