Sony a3500 vs Sony WX9

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony a3500 and Sony WX9, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the a3500 (20MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the a3500 (APS-C) and WX9 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The a3500 was unveiled 3 years later than the WX9 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summary of how the a3500 matches up against the WX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a3500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The full galleries are available at Sony a3500 Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony a3500 provides outside dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony WX9 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Contrast the Sony a3500 and Sony WX9 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the a3500 versus the WX9.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the a3500 and WX9 is 69 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the a3500 and WX9.

All in all, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The a3500 with its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony a3500 will resolve more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The fresher a3500 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.