Sony W810 vs Sony WX30

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony W810 and Sony WX30, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the W810 (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W810 was released 2 years later than the WX30 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the W810 matches up against the WX30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony W810 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony W810 comes with physical measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony WX30 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony W810 and Sony WX30 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the W810 and the WX30.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the W810 and WX30 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The visual here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the W810 and WX30.

Plainly, both cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W810 to resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent W810 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.