Sony A6300 vs Sony WX150

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony A6300 vs Sony WX150, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The A6300 was revealed 3 years after the WX150 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the A6300 matches up against the WX150 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A6300 provides exterior measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the A6300 and the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6300 and WX150 is 83 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by checking out specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A6300 and WX150.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A6300 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6300 will produce greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The fresher A6300 should have an edge in sensor innovation.