As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cybershot DSC-W520 is also often compared to ultra compacts. The Sony Cybershot DSC-W520's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-W90 and the Cyber-shot DSC-W810) and Leica (such as the C-LUX 2)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony W520 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (25 mm vs 35 mm), is newer (february 2011 vs march 2007) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony W520 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (25 mm vs 28 mm) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/2.6).
