Sony A6300 vs Sony WX70

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony A6300 vs Sony WX70, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and WX70 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The A6300 was brought out 4 years later than the WX70 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the A6300 scores against the WX70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A6300 Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A6300 features outside dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A6300 vs Sony WX70 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the A6300 compared to the WX70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A6300 and WX70 is 83 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out technical specs. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A6300 and WX70.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A6300 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6300 will produce greater detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger A6300 provides an advantage in sensor tech.