Sony A580 vs Sony WX30

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony A580 versus Sony WX30, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. The image resolution of the A580 (16MP) and the WX30 (16MP) is relatively well matched but the A580 (APS-C) and WX30 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The A580 was revealed 2 months prior to the WX30 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the A580 scores versus the WX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A580 Gallery and Sony WX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A580 provides physical dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony WX30 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the A580 vs the WX30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and WX30 is 64 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the A580 and WX30.

All in all, both of the cameras enjoy the same exact megapixels albeit different sensor measurements. The A580 uses the bigger sensor which is going to make obtaining bokeh less difficult.