Sony W800
Budget Compact Camera
vs Sony W610
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800

Best price $83
  • Smaller body size 3 in³ vs 5 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $83 vs $153
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 14.1 MP
  • Newer camera May 2014 vs January 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 4.0×
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 480p

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610

Best price
$153
  • 25% more battery life 250 shots vs 200 shots
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 1 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec

What the Sony W800 and Sony W610 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.4 oz vs 4 oz
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 3200 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Sony W800 and the Sony W610

  • No HDR processing
  • No HDMI port
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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