As well as being compared against other ultra compacts, the Sony CyberShot DSC-W800 is also often compared to travel zooms, super zooms and compacts. The Sony CyberShot DSC-W800's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-W830 and the Cyber-shot DSC-TX30) and Canon (such as the PowerShot ELPH 360 HS and the PowerShot SX610 HS)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to other ultra compact competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs digital), is newer (february 2014 vs february 2011) and is significantly less expensive ($88.00 vs $1,195.00).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a significantly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3.3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,229k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs compact (102×58×29 mm)) and is slightly lighter (125 g vs 177 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 24 mm), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a significantly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and is older (february 2014 vs january 2015).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs large (130×95×122 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), is thinner (2.1" vs 4.8") and is significantly lighter (125 g vs 590 g).
However, on average it has slightly less zoom (5x vs 35x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 4 mm), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 460k dots) and is older (february 2014 vs february 2015).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to compact competitors include: it is significantly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs compact (96×59×29 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs digital) and is newer (february 2014 vs january 2013).
However, on average it is thicker (2.1" vs 0.9") and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1500 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
