Sony QX100 vs Sony WX70

Below is a complete comparison of the Sony QX100 and Sony WX70, one being a Lens-style and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the QX100 (1") and WX70 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The QX100 was introduced 20 months later than the WX70 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the QX100 scores vs the WX70 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony QX100 Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Sony QX100 comes with physical dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Contrast the Sony QX100 and Sony WX70 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the QX100 and the WX70.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the QX100 and WX70 is 92 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking a spec sheet. The graphic here should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the QX100 and WX70.

As you can see, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The QX100 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will give you extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger QX100 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.