Sony S980 vs Sony WX80

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony S980 and Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both are created by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the S980 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S980 was revealed 4 years earlier than the WX80 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the S980 grades vs the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The full galleries are available at Sony S980 Gallery and Sony WX80 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony S980 comes with outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the S980 and the WX80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S980 and WX80 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specifications. The graphic underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S980 and WX80.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should anticipate the Sony WX80 to offer more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older S980 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.