Sony WX80
Budget Compact Camera
 vs Nikon AW100
Rugged Camera

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80

Best price $200
  • Weighs a little bit less than the AW100 4.4 oz vs 6.3 oz
  • Smaller body size 7 in³ vs 10 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $200 vs $324
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2013 vs August 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 8.0× vs 5.0×
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 7 shots per sec
  • Has panorama image capture AW100 does not have panorama
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities AW100 does not have Wi-Fi
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX AW100

Best price
$324
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080i 60fps
  • Has GPS location tagging WX80 does not have GPS
  • Has a waterproof camera body WX80 does not
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX AW100

What the Sony WX80 and Nikon AW100 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.2 MP vs 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Sony WX80 and the Nikon AW100

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen
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