Fujifilm X30 vs Sony WX50

Let's look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm X30 and Sony WX50, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm X30 (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the Fujifilm X30 (2/3") and WX50 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm X30 was manufactured 2 years later than the WX50 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the Fujifilm X30 grades against the WX50 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm X30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm X30 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm X30 features external dimensions of 119mm x 72mm x 60mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 423 grams (0.93 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm X30 and the WX50.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm X30 and WX50 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm X30 and WX50.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm X30 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX50 will resolve more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The newer Fujifilm X30 provides an edge in sensor tech.