Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 and Canon PowerShot G5 X. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 5.55 cm 7.64 cm
Width 9.68 cm 11.24 cm
Depth 2.09 cm 4.42 cm
Weight 111 g 353 g
Weight Details Camera only: 111 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 127 g
Camera only: 353 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 377 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Pink -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 6x 4.2x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 20,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic (Steady Shot) Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Image Processor - DIGIC 6
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Type Zoom lens - 6x zoom - 4.6 - 27.6 mm - f/3.5-6.5 G Zoom lens - 4.2x zoom - 8.8 - 36.8 mm - f/1.8-2.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 156mm 24 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range - 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield UD glass, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 31
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
ISO (Max) 3200 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-800, ISO auto (100-800) ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, night portrait, PET, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, gourmet Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait
Special Effects Partial colour, Toy camera, Pop Colour, Soft High-key Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Toy camera, Nostalgic, Super Vivid, Poster, Background defocus
White Balance Automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 2 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,400 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.4 m - 3.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 1.74 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
6.5 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
3.5 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 4 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG H.264, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 5152 x 3864
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 5152 x 2896
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 9Mbps
AVI - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps - 3Mbps
AVI - 320 x 240 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Battery Type Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BN Li-ion rechargeable battery - 630 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots Photo shooting - 210 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 215 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 4 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB / AV output USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.52 frames per second 4.4 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, cropping an image, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, 360 Sweep Panorama technology RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, digital tele-converter, HS System, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Canon PowerShot G5 X
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, video / audio / USB cable, neoprene case Battery charger, neck strap, strap adapter
Software Sony PlayMemories Home Canon CameraWindow, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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