Sony A9 II vs Sony WX10

Here, we are contrasting the Sony A9 II versus Sony WX10, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the A9 II (24MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the A9 II (Full frame) and WX10 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The A9 II was released 8 years later than the WX10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the A9 II matches up vs the WX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A9 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The complete galleries are available at Sony A9 II Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and volume. The Sony A9 II features exterior dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony WX10 has sizing of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the A9 II compared to the WX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A9 II and WX10 is 62 and 95 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A9 II and WX10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A9 II because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony A9 II will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics way more aggressively. The more recent A9 II provides an edge in sensor technology.