Sony A500 vs Sony WX30

Below is a complete analysis of the Sony A500 vs Sony WX30, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A500 (12MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the A500 (APS-C) and WX30 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The A500 was released 23 months prior to the WX30 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A500 matches up vs the WX30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The complete galleries are available at Sony A500 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A500 enjoys physical dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony WX30 has sizing 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the A500 and the WX30.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A500 and WX30 is 63 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The visual here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A500 and WX30.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A500 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX30 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images far more aggressively. The older A500 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.