Sony RX10 II vs Sony WX5

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.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The entire galleries are available at Sony RX10 II Gallery & Sony WX5 Gallery.

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).

Analyze the Sony RX10 II and Sony WX5 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.