As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200 is also often compared to travel zooms and pro digicams. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix S6300) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-W80 and the Cybershot DSC-RX100)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W200 compared to other compact competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none) and has higher quality type of viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (115k dots vs 1,229k dots), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and is older (february 2007 vs june 2012).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W200 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.2), takes slightly higher resolution photos (12 MP vs 9.7 MP) and has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 25 mm), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is older (february 2007 vs february 2012) and is slightly heavier (195 g vs 160 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W200 compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (35 mm vs 38 mm), has a much larger screen (2.5" vs 1.8"), is significantly smaller (compact (91×59×27 mm) vs large (162×124×68 mm)), has image stabilization (lens vs none) and takes significantly higher resolution photos (12 MP vs 4.9 MP).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower aperture (f/2.8 vs f/2) and doesn't support an external flash.
