Sony A100 vs Sony WX500

Following is a extensive analysis of the Sony A100 versus Sony WX500, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The A100 was launched 9 years earlier than the WX500 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A100 grades versus the WX500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A100 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A100 features external dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A100 vs the WX500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A100 and WX500 is 64 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through technical specs. The pic underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A100 and WX500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A100 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX500 will render greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged A100 will be behind in sensor technology.