Sony TX30 vs Sony W810

Its time to look more in depth at the Sony TX30 and Sony W810, both Ultracompact cameras and both are built by Sony. The image resolution of the TX30 (18MP) and the W810 (20MP) is pretty close and both cameras boast the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The TX30 was brought out 5 months prior to the W810 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the TX30 scores vs the W810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are available at Sony TX30 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony TX30 provides outside dimensions of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Contrast the Sony TX30 and Sony W810 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the TX30 versus the W810.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the TX30 and W810 is 96 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizes simply by viewing specs. The pic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the TX30 and W810.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony W810 to result in extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively.