As well as being compared against other ultra compacts, the Sony CyberShot DSC-W800 is also often compared to super zooms, travel zooms, waterproofs and compacts. The Sony CyberShot DSC-W800's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix B500 and the Coolpix A10) and Kodak (such as the PixPro AZ251 and the PixPro FZ51)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to other ultra compact competitors include: it is slightly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs ultra compact (96×55×18 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs digital), is newer (february 2014 vs january 2012) and is significantly less expensive ($79.99 vs $495.19).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.2 vs f/2.5), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 25 mm), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 460k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO) and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1 fps vs 10 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs prosumer size (114×78×95 mm)), is newer (february 2014 vs june 2013), is thinner (2.1" vs 3.7"), is slightly lighter (125 g vs 541 g) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/1500 of a second vs 30 seconds).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 24 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots), doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs compact (100×58×23 mm)) and is slightly less expensive ($79.99 vs $294.99).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 24 mm), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1 fps vs 8 fps), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is older (february 2014 vs february 2015) and is thicker (2.1" vs 0.9").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to waterproof competitors include: it has a built-in flash, has image stabilization (lens vs none) and is newer (february 2014 vs october 2012).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.2 vs f/2.8), has a much narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 5 mm), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1 fps vs 30 fps) and is not waterproof.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W800 compared to compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 33 mm), is slightly smaller (ultra compact (50×22×54 mm) vs compact (91×59×27 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs digital), is newer (february 2014 vs july 2010) and is slightly less expensive ($79.99 vs $699.99).
However, on average it doesn't have a touch screen, has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is thicker (2.1" vs 1") and slightly shorter exposures (2 seconds vs 30 seconds).
