Sony QX1 vs Sony W570

Following is a in-depth overview of the Sony QX1 vs Sony W570, one is a Lens-style and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the QX1 (20MP) and W570 (16MP) and the QX1 (APS-C) and W570 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The QX1 was brought out 3 years after the W570 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the QX1 grades versus the W570 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha QX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony QX1 Gallery and Sony W570 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony QX1 provides outer measurements of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony W570 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the QX1 vs the W570.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the QX1 and W570 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing specs. The pic here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the QX1 and W570.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The QX1 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony QX1 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent QX1 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.