Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

54

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W290

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 4x
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Around 60% more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.8 fps vs 1.1 fps
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Around 70% faster continuous shooting
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W310

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.0 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W310's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Size Smaller 95x55x19 mm vs 98x57x23 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Weight Lighter 137 g vs 167 g
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Around 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290
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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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Uses Travel score Travel
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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Autofocus performance Video focusing
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Manual controls Manual settings
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Performance Image stabilization
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
DSC-W290:2s
DSC-W310:1s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
DSC-W290:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W310:480p

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$95 - $106

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$77 - $80

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly lighter
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$97 - $103

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$79 - $142

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$499 - $949 body only

$579 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$128 - $129

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$139 - $183

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Compact

$127

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$536

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Significantly larger
Movie format Lower resolution movies

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$79

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$104 - $215

Wide angle Better wide angle
Shutter lag Less shutter lag
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Compact

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Compact

$144

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization

appearance

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