Sony A580 vs Sony WX500

Its time to look more in depth at the Sony A580 vs Sony WX500, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A580 (16MP) and the WX500 (18MP) is pretty close but the A580 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The A580 was revealed 4 years prior to the WX500 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the A580 grades versus the WX500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A580 has got outside measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has sizing 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the A580 vs the WX500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A580 and WX500 is 64 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by viewing specs. The image here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the A580 and WX500.

All in all, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A580 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX500 will result in greater detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged A580 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.