Sony RX10 vs Sony WX500

Lets look more closely at the Sony RX10 and Sony WX500, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Sony. The sensor resolution of the RX10 (20MP) and the WX500 (18MP) is pretty close but the RX10 (1") and WX500 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The RX10 was announced 13 months earlier than the WX500 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the RX10 grades vs the WX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The whole galleries are provided at Sony RX10 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony RX10 comes with outside dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony RX10 and Sony WX500 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the RX10 against the WX500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the RX10 and WX500 is 58 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizes only by looking through specs. The picture below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the RX10 and WX500.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The RX10 using its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony RX10 will result in greater detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged RX10 will be behind in sensor tech.