Sony HX5 vs Sony WX80

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony HX5 versus Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the HX5 (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the HX5 (1/2.4") and WX80 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The HX5 was manufactured 3 years prior to the WX80 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the HX5 grades vs the WX80 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are available at Sony HX5 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony HX5 provides outer measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony WX80 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the HX5 vs the WX80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the HX5 and WX80 is 92 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading specifications. The pic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the HX5 and WX80.

To sum up, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The HX5 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX80 will offer extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged HX5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.