Sony W610 vs Sony W810

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony W610 vs Sony W810, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the W610 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The W610 was announced 24 months prior to the W810 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony W610 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the W610 scores against the W810 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are available at Sony W610 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Sony W610 has exterior measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the W610 vs the W810.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W610 and W810 is 97 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The picture underneath may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the W610 and W810.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony W810 to give more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged W610 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.