Nikon A900 vs Sony WX50

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon A900 vs Sony WX50, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A900 (20MP) and WX50 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The A900 was unveiled 4 years after the WX50 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A900 scores versus the WX50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix A900 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The full galleries are available at Nikon A900 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon A900 comes with external dimensions of 113mm x 67mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the A900 and the WX50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A900 and WX50 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by checking technical specs. The image underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A900 and WX50.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should expect to see the Nikon A900 to resolve greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A900 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.