Sony A6300 vs Sony WX9

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A6300 versus Sony WX9, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and WX9 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The A6300 was manufactured 5 years later than the WX9 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A6300 matches up versus the WX9 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A6300 provides external measurements 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 WX9 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the A6300 versus the WX9.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the A6300 and WX9 is 83 and 99 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading specs. The photograph below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A6300 and WX9.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A6300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony A6300 will deliver more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher A6300 should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.