Sony NEX-C3 vs Sony WX5

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony NEX-C3 versus Sony WX5, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the NEX-C3 (16MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the NEX-C3 (APS-C) and WX5 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The NEX-C3 was launched 14 months later than the WX5 making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the NEX-C3 grades versus the WX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-C3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The complete galleries are provided at Sony NEX-C3 Gallery & Sony WX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-C3 has got physical measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony WX5 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the NEX-C3 against the WX5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-C3 and WX5 is 91 and 95 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The graphic underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-C3 and WX5.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NEX-C3 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh easier and the Sony NEX-C3 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent NEX-C3 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.