As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 is also often compared to travel zooms. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-N2) and Canon (such as the PowerShot SX150 IS)
As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 is also often compared to travel zooms. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-N2) and Canon (such as the PowerShot SX150 IS)
Generally, compared to other compact competitors the Sony DSC-N1 is older (october 2005 vs september 2006).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-N1 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.4), is thinner (0.8" vs 1.8"), is slightly lighter (139 g vs 306 g) and slightly longer exposures (30 seconds vs 15 seconds).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 28 mm), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs LensSensor shift), is older (october 2005 vs august 2011), is slightly more expensive ($638.68 vs $255.00) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1000 of a second vs 1/2500 of a second).