Canon SX120 IS vs Sony WX50

Let's take a more detailed look at the Canon SX120 IS and Sony WX50, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the SX120 IS (10MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the SX120 IS (1/2.5") and WX50 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The SX120 IS was launched 3 years before the WX50 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the SX120 IS grades vs the WX50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX120 IS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX120 IS Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX120 IS comes with external dimensions of 111mm x 71mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") with a weight of 285 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon SX120 IS and Sony WX50 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SX120 IS against the WX50.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX120 IS and WX50 is 87 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX120 IS and WX50.

All in all, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SX120 IS featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony WX50 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older SX120 IS is going to be behind in sensor innovation.