Leica D-LUX 5 vs Sony WX50

Let's look a little more closely at the Leica D-LUX 5 vs Sony WX50, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Leica and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the D-LUX 5 (10MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the D-LUX 5 (1/1.63") and WX50 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The D-LUX 5 was announced 16 months before the WX50 making them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a short view of how the D-LUX 5 scores versus the WX50 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica D-LUX 5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The whole galleries are available at Leica D-LUX 5 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Leica D-LUX 5 features outer dimensions of 110mm x 66mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Leica D-LUX 5 vs Sony WX50 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the D-LUX 5 compared to the WX50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D-LUX 5 and WX50 is 88 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the D-LUX 5 and WX50.

As you can see, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The D-LUX 5 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX50 will resolve greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older D-LUX 5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.