Canon SX260 HS vs Sony WX150

Here, we will be evaluating the Canon SX260 HS versus Sony WX150, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX260 HS (12MP) and WX150 (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SX260 HS was manufactured 4 months after the WX150 and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the SX260 HS matches up versus the WX150 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX260 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SX260 HS Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX260 HS comes with outside dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SX260 HS against the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX260 HS and WX150 is 91 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The image here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX260 HS and WX150.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony WX150 to resolve more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively.