Sony A6300 vs Sony WX1

Here is a extensive overview of the Sony A6300 and Sony WX1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and WX1 (10MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and WX1 (1/2.4") use different sensor measurements.

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The A6300 was manufactured 6 years later than the WX1 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A6300 matches up versus the WX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony WX1 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A6300 offers outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony WX1 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the A6300 vs the WX1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6300 and WX1 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing merely by going through a spec sheet. The graphic here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6300 and WX1.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A6300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A6300 will provide greater detail due to its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent A6300 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.