Sony W510 vs Sony W710

The following is a detailed overview of the Sony W510 and Sony W710, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the W510 (12MP) and W710 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The W510 was manufactured 24 months before the W710 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the W510 scores vs the W710 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The entire galleries are available at Sony W510 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Sony W510 offers external measurements of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony W710 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the W510 compared to the W710.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W510 and W710 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The picture below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the W510 and W710.

All in all, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony W710 to result in more detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The more aged W510 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.