Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 and Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 5.55 cm 6.73 cm
Width 9.68 cm 11.2 cm
Depth 2.09 cm 4.12 cm
Weight 111 g 280 g
Weight Details Camera only: 111 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 127 g
Camera only: 280 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 322 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Pink Silver
Optical Zoom 6x 30x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic (Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Type Zoom lens - 6x zoom - 4.6 - 27.6 mm - f/3.5-6.5 G Leica zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.3 - 129 mm - f/3.3-6.4 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 156mm 24 - 720mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range - 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 12 elements
Features Built-in lens shield Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,166,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.46x
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
ISO (Max) 3200 6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-800, ISO auto (100-800) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, night portrait, PET, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, gourmet Handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects Partial colour, Toy camera, Pop Colour, Soft High-key Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 2 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Retouch - Beauty Retouch Mode, Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
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 Touch AF
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
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, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
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)
0.6 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2 m - 2.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
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
5184 x 3888
3712 x 2784
2624 x 1968
5184 x 3456
3712 x 2480
2624 x 1752
5184 x 2920
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
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 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 200 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Battery Type Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-BN Li-ion rechargeable battery - 630 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
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 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.52 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K)
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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, video / audio / USB cable, neoprene case Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Sony PlayMemories Home -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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