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Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5

Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
29
Overall
32

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Key Specs

Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Introduced June 2015
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX10
  • Renewed by Sony RX10 III
Sony WX5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.4-5.9) lens
  • 146g - 92 x 52 x 22mm
  • Revealed July 2010
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Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Overview

Its time to examine more closely at the Sony RX10 II and Sony WX5, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the RX10 II (20MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the RX10 II (1") and WX5 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The RX10 II was brought out 4 years later than the WX5 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the RX10 II grades vs the WX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Sony WX5

 RX10 II WX5 
RevealedJune 2015July 2010Fresher by 60 months
Manual focus Very exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3"2.8"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution1229k461kSharper screen (+768k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX5 over the Sony RX10 II

 WX5 RX10 II 

Common features in the Sony RX10 II and Sony WX5

 RX10 II WX5 
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch screen Neither comes with Touch screen

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony RX10 II comes with physical dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) while the Sony WX5 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the RX10 II against the WX5.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the RX10 II and WX5 is 58 and 95 respectively.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through specifications. The visual underneath might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the RX10 II and WX5.

To sum up, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The RX10 II due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 II will resolve more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots far more aggressively. The younger RX10 II should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony RX10 II
Portrait photography with Sony WX5
71
manual focus
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
offers face detect autofocus
delivers RAW formats
21
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 II Street photography advice
Sony WX5 Street photography advice
72
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
delivers RAW formats
environment proofing
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 II Sports photography details
Sony WX5 Sports photography details
68
quiet shooting (1/32,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
offers tracking focus
environment proofing
does not have phase detect autofocus
34
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 II as a Travel photography camera
Sony WX5 as a Travel photography camera
56
environment proofing
resolution is good (20MP)
flash built-in
relatively wide (24mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
does not offer selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
58
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
lack of Time Lapse function
low MP (12MP)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 II as a Landscape photography camera
Sony WX5 as a Landscape photography camera
62
manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
good sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
delivers RAW formats
environment proofing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
37
decently wide (24mm)
good sized screen (2.8 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
no manual control
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
lack of Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony RX10 II
Vlogging with Sony WX5
31
relatively wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have mic support
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly display
32
decently wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
display is not selfie friendly
lack of mic support
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Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 II and Sony WX5
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IISony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5
General Information
Manufacturer Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5
Type Large Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2015-06-10 2010-07-08
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz X Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 5472 x 3648 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 125 125
RAW photos
Lowest boosted ISO 64 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 24-120mm (5.0x)
Max aperture f/2.8 f/2.4-5.9
Macro focusing range 3cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 2.7 5.8
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution of display 1,229 thousand dots 461 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Maximum quiet shutter speed 1/32000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 14.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m 5.10 m
Flash modes Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (50 fps), 1440 x 1080 (50, 25fps), 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (25 fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 grams (1.79 pounds) 146 grams (0.32 pounds)
Dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 92 x 52 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 531 not tested
Other
Battery life 400 photographs -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Retail cost $998 $250