Sony A230 vs Sony WX500

On this page, we are looking at the Sony A230 vs Sony WX500, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A230 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the A230 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The A230 was launched 6 years before the WX500 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the A230 scores vs the WX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A230 Gallery and Sony WX500 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A230 provides external dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has sizing 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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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the A230 against the WX500.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A230 and WX500 is 69 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by checking specs. The picture below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A230 and WX500.

All in all, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A230 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX500 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged A230 is going to be behind in sensor technology.