Sony S2000 vs Sony W810

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony S2000 vs Sony W810, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the S2000 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The S2000 was brought out 5 years earlier than the W810 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the S2000 scores against the W810 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony S2000 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony S2000 provides external dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the S2000 versus the W810.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the S2000 and W810 is 93 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the S2000 and W810.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony W810 to give more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older S2000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.