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Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350

Portability
83
Imaging
67
Features
82
Overall
73
Sony Alpha a6300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 front
Portability
94
Imaging
43
Features
43
Overall
43

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Key Specs

Sony A6300
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Expand to 51200)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 404g - 120 x 67 x 49mm
  • Revealed February 2016
  • Superseded the Sony A6000
  • Later Model is Sony A6500
Sony WX350
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-6.5) lens
  • 164g - 96 x 55 x 26mm
  • Released February 2014
  • Succeeded the Sony WX300
  • Newer Model is Sony WX500
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Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Overview

In this write-up, we are contrasting the Sony A6300 versus Sony WX350, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and WX350 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A6300 was announced 24 months after the WX350 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A6300 matches up against the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony A6300 over the Sony WX350

 A6300 WX350 
ReleasedFebruary 2016February 2014More modern by 24 months
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution922k460kCrisper display (+462k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX350 over the Sony A6300

 WX350 A6300 

Common features in the Sony A6300 and Sony WX350

 A6300 WX350 
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display sizing
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither offers Touch friendly display

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A6300 offers external dimensions 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 WX350 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the A6300 against the WX350.

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the A6300 and WX350 is 83 and 94 respectively.

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 top view buttons comparison

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by reading a spec sheet. The image below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6300 and WX350.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A6300 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A6300 will offer extra detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The fresher A6300 should have an edge in sensor tech.

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 sensor size comparison

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony A6300
Portrait photography with Sony WX350
80
has manual focus
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
has face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
37
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
offers face detect autofocus
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony A6300 Street photography details
Sony WX350 Street photography details
79
has a tilting screen
decent sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
very good high ISO (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
63
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (164 grams)
no moving screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sony A6300 Sports photography features
Sony WX350 Sports photography features
75
megapixel count good (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
has tracking autofocus
weather proof
has phase detect autofocus
lack of image stabilization
52
great zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
offers tracking focus
good battery life (470 shots)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony A6300 Travel photography highlights
Sony WX350 Travel photography highlights
76
weather proof
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
flash built-in
display is not selfie friendly
72
good battery life (470 CIPA)
lighter than competition (164 grams)
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
long reach (500mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
does not contain selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A6300 Landscape photography advice
Sony WX350 Landscape photography advice
79
has manual focus
switch lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is good (3")
megapixel count good (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
very good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
lack of image stabilization
47
relatively wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (18MP)
good battery life (470 per charge)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A6300 Vlogging information
Sony WX350 Vlogging information
35
has face detection autofocus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
has external mic port
display is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
35
relatively wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition (164 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly display
does not have mic jack
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Sony A6300 vs Sony WX350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A6300 and Sony WX350
 Sony Alpha a6300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha a6300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
Type Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2016-02-03 2014-02-13
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip BIONZ X -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 18MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 6000 x 4000 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 25600 12800
Highest enhanced ISO 51200 -
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 425 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support Sony E fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-500mm (20.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-6.5
Total lenses 121 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of display 922 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 4s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed 11.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 6.00 m (at ISO 100) 4.30 m
Flash modes Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction, Hi-speed sync, Wireless -
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 4K (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 (120p, 60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (24p) VCHD: 28M PS(1,920x1,080/60p) / 24M FX(1,920x1,080/60i) / 17M FH(1,920x1,080/60i),MP4: 12M(1,440x1,080/30fps) / 3M VGA(640x480/30fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264 AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 404 gr (0.89 lb) 164 gr (0.36 lb)
Dimensions 120 x 67 x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") 96 x 55 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 85 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 24.4 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 13.7 not tested
DXO Low light rating 1437 not tested
Other
Battery life 400 shots 470 shots
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BX1
Self timer Yes Yes (Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2)
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Cost at release $889 $270