Sony QX100 vs Sony WX10

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony QX100 versus Sony WX10, former is a Lens-style while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the QX100 (1") and WX10 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The QX100 was released 2 years after the WX10 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the QX100 matches up versus the WX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony QX100 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony QX100 has exterior dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony WX10 has measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Analyze the Sony QX100 versus Sony WX10 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the QX100 vs the WX10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the QX100 and WX10 is 92 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by going over specs. The picture underneath should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the QX100 and WX10.

All in all, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The QX100 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony QX100 will offer more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern QX100 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.