As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 is also often compared to travel zooms, ultra compacts, entry-level DSLRs and pro DSLRs. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-W810 and the Cyber-shot DSC-W350) and Canon (such as the PowerShot SX220 HS and the Rebel T4i)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W100 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly longer battery life (360 shots vs 210 shots), has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second) and significantly longer exposures (30 seconds vs 1 seconds).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 32 mm), is significantly larger (compact (94×61×25 mm) vs super compact (89×57×23 mm)), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,250 ISO vs 3,200 ISO) and is older (february 2006 vs january 2014).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W100 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (94×61×25 mm) vs compact (106×59×33 mm)), has a much longer battery life (360 shots vs 210 shots), has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none) and significantly longer exposures (30 seconds vs 4 seconds).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 25 mm), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (115k dots vs 461k dots), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens) and slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,250 ISO vs 3,200 ISO).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W100 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none), has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second) and significantly longer exposures (30 seconds vs 2 seconds).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 26 mm), has a significantly smaller screen (2.5" vs 2.7"), is much larger (compact (94×61×25 mm) vs ultra compact (91×52×17 mm)), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens) and slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,250 ISO vs 3,200 ISO).
