Sony A500 vs Sony WX300

Here is a in depth assessment of the Sony A500 and Sony WX300, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the A500 (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the A500 (APS-C) and WX300 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The A500 was revealed 4 years before the WX300 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the A500 grades vs the WX300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The full galleries are provided at Sony A500 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A500 offers exterior measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A500 and Sony WX300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the A500 compared to the WX300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A500 and WX300 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by seeing specifications. The graphic below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the A500 and WX300.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A500 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX300 will provide greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A500 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.