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).
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS
5 years newer
Significant advantages of the SX220 HS (vs the DSC-W100)
- Much better wide angle: 28 mm vs 38 mm
- Image stabilization:
- Lens
vs None - Much larger screen: 3" vs 2.5"
Significant disadvantages of the SX220 HS (vs the DSC-W100)
- Much larger: Compact (106×59×33 mm) vs Compact (94×61×25 mm)
- Much shorter battery life: 210 shots vs 360 shots
- Significantly thicker: 1.3" vs 1"
common strengths of the SX220 HS and DSC-W100
- Very small: Compact (106×59×33 mm) vs Compact (94×61×25 mm)
- Very light: 215 g vs 192 g
- Thin: 1.3" vs 1"
Sony DSC WX100
6 years newer
Significant advantages of the WX100 (vs the DSC-W100)
- Much better wide angle: 25 mm vs 38 mm
- Image stabilization:
- Lens
vs None - Much smaller: Super compact (92×52×22 mm) vs Compact (94×61×25 mm)
Significant disadvantages of the WX100 (vs the DSC-W100)
- Much shorter battery life: 240 shots vs 360 shots
- No viewfinder: None vs Tunnel
- Significantly shorter max exposures: 4 seconds vs 30 seconds
common strengths of the WX100 and DSC-W100
- Very small: Super compact (92×52×22 mm) vs Compact (94×61×25 mm)
- Very light: 124 g vs 192 g
- Very thin: 0.9" vs 1"