Sony QX1 vs Sony W560

Let's look closer at the Sony QX1 and Sony W560, former is a Lens-style while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the QX1 (20MP) and W560 (14MP) and the QX1 (APS-C) and W560 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The QX1 was launched 3 years after the W560 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the QX1 matches up against the W560 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha QX1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The complete galleries are available at Sony QX1 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Sony QX1 comes with outer dimensions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Sony W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the QX1 and the W560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the QX1 and W560 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at a spec sheet. The picture underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the QX1 and W560.

As you can see, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The QX1 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony QX1 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The newer QX1 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.