Sony DSC-W220 vs Nikon W100

Sony DSC-W220 advantages over Nikon W100

• Larger sensor
  1/2.3 inch vs 1/3.1 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 1.54 vs 1.13 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.8 vs f/3.3
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• More telephoto lens reach
  120 mm vs 90 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  370 vs 220 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Thinner
  21 mm vs 38 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  118g vs 177g
  Lighter weight
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  100 vs 11 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  3200 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility