Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony RX10 and Sony WX30, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the RX10 (1") and WX30 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The RX10 was unveiled 2 years after the WX30 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the RX10 matches up against the WX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The full galleries are viewable at Sony RX10 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony RX10 comes with physical dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony WX30 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the RX10 and the WX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the RX10 and WX30 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The image below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 and WX30.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The RX10 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 will give you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent RX10 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.