Sony W610 vs Sony ZV-1

Below, we will be matching up the Sony W610 vs Sony ZV-1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the W610 (14MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the W610 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The W610 was announced 9 years prior to the ZV-1 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony W610 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the W610 grades against the ZV-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610 and Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are available at Sony W610 Gallery and Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony W610 features external dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs) while the Sony ZV-1 has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the W610 vs the ZV-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the W610 and ZV-1 is 97 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The visual underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the W610 and ZV-1.

All in all, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The W610 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh tougher and the Sony ZV-1 will show more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older W610 will be behind in sensor technology.