Sony A6000 vs Sony WX5

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Sony A6000 and Sony WX5, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A6000 (24MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the A6000 (APS-C) and WX5 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6000 was brought out 3 years later than the WX5 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A6000 scores versus the WX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6000 Gallery & Sony WX5 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Sony A6000 enjoys outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony WX5 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the A6000 and the WX5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the A6000 and WX5 is 85 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to envision the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The photograph here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6000 and WX5.

All in all, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A6000 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6000 will resolve extra detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The fresher A6000 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.