As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 is also often compared to ultra compacts. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-TS3) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and the Cyber-shot DSC-T30)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-T10 compared to other compact competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 28 mm), has a much shorter battery life (250 shots vs 420 shots), is older (august 2006 vs january 2011), doesn't have a built-in GPS and is much more expensive ($797.13 vs $199.00).
Generally, compared to ultra compact competitors the Sony DSC-T10 has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 35 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), takes slightly lower resolution photos (7.1 MP vs 9 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,000 ISO vs 3,200 ISO) and doesn't have a touch screen.
