Sony A580 vs Sony WX150

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony A580 versus Sony WX150, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. The resolution of the A580 (16MP) and the WX150 (18MP) is pretty similar but the A580 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The A580 was unveiled 9 months before the WX150 and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the A580 matches up vs the WX150 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A580 enjoys outer dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony WX150 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A580 versus Sony WX150 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the A580 and the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and WX150 is 64 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specs. The graphic here will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the A580 and WX150.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A580 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX150 will deliver more detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A580 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.