Canon A800 vs Sony WX70

Lets look more closely at the Canon A800 versus Sony WX70, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A800 (10MP) and WX70 (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The A800 was unveiled 13 months earlier than the WX70 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the A800 scores vs the WX70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot A800 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are provided at Canon A800 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Canon A800 provides outer measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 186 grams (0.41 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon A800 versus Sony WX70 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the A800 and the WX70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A800 and WX70 is 93 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A800 and WX70.

Clearly, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX70 to resolve extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older A800 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.