Sony A580 vs Sony WX70

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony A580 and Sony WX70, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. The resolution of the A580 (16MP) and the WX70 (16MP) is relatively well matched but the A580 (APS-C) and WX70 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The A580 was introduced 8 months before the WX70 and they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the A580 grades vs the WX70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A580 has got external measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the A580 and the WX70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and WX70 is 64 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking technical specs. The picture underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A580 and WX70.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer the same exact megapixels albeit different sensor dimensions. The A580 features the bigger sensor which should make achieving shallower depth of field simpler. The more aged A580 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.