Sony W810 vs Sony WX5

Lets look more closely at the Sony W810 and Sony WX5, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the W810 (20MP) and WX5 (12MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W810 was unveiled 3 years after the WX5 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple summary of how the W810 scores versus the WX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The full galleries are available at Sony W810 Gallery and Sony WX5 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony W810 has outside measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony WX5 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

See the Sony W810 and Sony WX5 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the W810 versus the WX5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the W810 and WX5 is 96 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing technical specs. The image here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the W810 and WX5.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Sony W810 to result in more detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern W810 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.