Sony NEX-3 vs Sony WX150

The following is a extensive assessment of the Sony NEX-3 versus Sony WX150, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the NEX-3 (14MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the NEX-3 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-3 was manufactured 21 months earlier than the WX150 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the NEX-3 matches up vs the WX150 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are available at Sony NEX-3 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-3 offers external dimensions of 117mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 297 grams (0.65 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

See the Sony NEX-3 versus Sony WX150 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the NEX-3 against the WX150.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NEX-3 and WX150 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking technical specs. The picture below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-3 and WX150.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-3 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX150 will give extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged NEX-3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.