Sony NEX-5 vs Sony WX220

Below is a extensive review of the Sony NEX-5 and Sony WX220, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the NEX-5 (14MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the NEX-5 (APS-C) and WX220 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The NEX-5 was announced 4 years earlier than the WX220 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple summation of how the NEX-5 matches up vs the WX220 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-5 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-5 comes with external measurements of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the NEX-5 against the WX220.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-5 and WX220 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-5 and WX220.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NEX-5 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX220 will show greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older NEX-5 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.