Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Lens Included - Carl Zeiss
Height 5.55 cm 5.81 cm
Width 9.68 cm 10.16 cm
Depth 2.09 cm 4.1 cm
Weight 111 g 263 g
Weight Details Camera only: 111 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 127 g
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Body Material - Aluminium
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Pink Black
Digital Zoom - 11x
Optical Zoom 6x 2.9x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 50 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic (Steady Shot) Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Type Zoom lens - 6x zoom - 4.6 - 27.6 mm - f/3.5-6.5 G Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 2.9x zoom - 8.8 - 25.7 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 156mm 24 - 70mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 10 elements
Features Built-in lens shield Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, built-in neutral density filter, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 25
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control - Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
ISO (Max) 3200 25600
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 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, night portrait, PET, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, gourmet Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, high sensitivity, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Partial colour, Toy camera, Pop Colour, Soft High-key Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
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, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
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 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
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 -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing
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)
0.4 m - 10.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.4 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
20.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
13 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Video Recording Modes - FH, FX, PS
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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 Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
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
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps - 50Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Battery Type Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BN Li-ion rechargeable battery - 630 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots Photo shooting - 320 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 2.67 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 230 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.42 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.5 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB / AV output USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.52 frames per second 10 frames per second, 2.9 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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 Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dual Stream Encoding, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, video / audio / USB cable, neoprene case Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, camera grip, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
Software Sony PlayMemories Home Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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