Sony A500 vs Sony WX500

Here is a extended comparison of the Sony A500 and Sony WX500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the A500 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the A500 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The A500 was introduced 6 years earlier than the WX500 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A500 matches up against the WX500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The whole galleries are available at Sony A500 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A500 enjoys outer measurements 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 WX500 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the A500 compared to the WX500.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the A500 and WX500 is 63 and 91 respectively.

Usually, its hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the A500 and WX500.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A500 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX500 will give extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.