Sony W310 vs YI M1

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony W310 versus YI M1, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Sony and YI. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the W310 (12MP) and M1 (20MP) and the W310 (1/2.3") and M1 (Four Thirds) provide different sensor measurements.

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The W310 was brought out 7 years earlier than the M1 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera and the YI M1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the W310 matches up against the M1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310 & YI M1. The entire galleries are available at Sony W310 Gallery & YI M1 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony W310 enjoys outer measurements of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) and the YI M1 has proportions of 114mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 350 grams (0.77 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the W310 vs the M1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the W310 and M1 is 96 and 87 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The visual underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the W310 and M1.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The W310 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the YI M1 will give more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs more aggressively. The older W310 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.