Sony a3500 vs Sony WX300

Below is a complete overview of the Sony a3500 and Sony WX300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the a3500 (20MP) and the WX300 (18MP) is relatively comparable but the a3500 (APS-C) and WX300 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The a3500 was launched 14 months later than the WX300 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short introduction of how the a3500 matches up versus the WX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a3500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The complete galleries are provided at Sony a3500 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and size. The Sony a3500 comes with external dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony a3500 and Sony WX300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the a3500 vs the WX300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the a3500 and WX300 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the a3500 and WX300.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The a3500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony a3500 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern a3500 should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.