Sony A6000 vs Sony WX80

Let's look more closely at the Sony A6000 versus Sony WX80, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A6000 (24MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the A6000 (APS-C) and WX80 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A6000 was brought out 16 months later than the WX80 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A6000 grades against the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6000 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A6000 offers physical dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") having a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the A6000 compared to the WX80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6000 and WX80 is 85 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A6000 and WX80.

All in all, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A6000 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6000 will resolve more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern A6000 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.