Sony W610 vs Sony W830

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony W610 and Sony W830, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the W610 (14MP) and W830 (20MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The W610 was brought out 24 months before the W830 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony W610 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the W610 scores versus the W830 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are provided at Sony W610 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Sony W610 comes with outside dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony W610 and Sony W830 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the W610 compared to the W830.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the W610 and W830 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading specifications. The image underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the W610 and W830.

Plainly, both the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony W830 to deliver greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics more aggressively. The more aged W610 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.