Sony RX100 vs Sony W310

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony RX100 and Sony W310, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the RX100 (20MP) and W310 (12MP) and the RX100 (1") and W310 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The RX100 was introduced 2 years after the W310 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the RX100 matches up vs the W310 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The whole galleries are available at Sony RX100 Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony RX100 offers physical dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs) and the Sony W310 has measurements of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the RX100 and the W310.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 and W310 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reviewing specifications. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX100 and W310.

Plainly, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The RX100 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX100 will deliver extra detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The newer RX100 will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.