Sony QX100 vs Sony WX30

Let's look closer at the Sony QX100 versus Sony WX30, former is a Lens-style while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the QX100 (1") and WX30 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The QX100 was revealed 2 years after the WX30 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short view of how the QX100 grades vs the WX30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The full galleries are provided at Sony QX100 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Sony QX100 has got external measurements of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony WX30 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the QX100 against the WX30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the QX100 and WX30 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specifications. The picture here might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the QX100 and WX30.

To sum up, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The QX100 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent QX100 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.