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Sony QX1 vs Sony WX300

Portability
90
Imaging
63
Features
48
Overall
57
Sony Alpha QX1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300 front
Portability
94
Imaging
42
Features
38
Overall
40

Sony QX1 vs Sony WX300 Key Specs

Sony QX1
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 216g - 74 x 70 x 53mm
  • Announced September 2014
Sony WX300
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-6.5) lens
  • 166g - 96 x 55 x 25mm
  • Launched February 2013
  • Renewed by Sony WX350
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Sony QX1 vs Sony WX300 Overview

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony QX1 vs Sony WX300, one being a Lens-style and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the QX1 (20MP) and the WX300 (18MP) is fairly similar but the QX1 (APS-C) and WX300 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The QX1 was introduced 19 months later than the WX300 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise summary of how the QX1 grades against the WX300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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