Sony W830 vs Sony WX10

Let's look much closer at the Sony W830 vs Sony WX10, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the W830 (20MP) and WX10 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The W830 was manufactured 3 years later than the WX10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the W830 matches up versus the WX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony W830 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony W830 has got physical measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Sony WX10 has measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the W830 versus the WX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W830 and WX10 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the W830 and WX10.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony W830 to give you extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images more aggressively. The younger W830 will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.