As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 is also often compared to waterproofs, ultra compacts and super zooms. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cybershot T110 and the Cybershot TX10) and Olympus (such as the Stylus Tough 8010 and the SP-550 UZ)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-T10 compared to other compact competitors include: it is slightly smaller (super compact (90×55×21 mm) vs compact (104×64×28 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a slightly longer battery life (250 shots vs 200 shots), is thinner (0.8" vs 1.1") and is slightly lighter (168 g vs 215 g).
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (3x vs 4.6x), records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 720p), has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 28 mm), is older (august 2006 vs february 2010) and doesn't have a built-in GPS.
Generally, compared to waterproof competitors the Sony DSC-T10 has significantly less zoom (3x vs 4x), records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 25 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3") and has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots).
Generally, compared to ultra compact competitors the Sony DSC-T10 has significantly less zoom (3x vs 4.3x), records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps), has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 25 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3") and takes slightly lower resolution photos (7.1 MP vs 9.7 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-T10 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (super compact (90×55×21 mm) vs prosumer size (122×87×93 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.7") and is significantly lighter (168 g vs 577 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.8), has slightly less zoom (3x vs 30x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 27 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3") and has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots).
