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Sony T90 vs Sony WX500

Portability
96
Imaging
34
Features
26
Overall
30
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 front
Portability
91
Imaging
43
Features
56
Overall
48

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Key Specs

Sony T90
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-10.0) lens
  • 148g - 94 x 57 x 15mm
  • Revealed February 2009
Sony WX500
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.4) lens
  • 236g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Launched April 2015
  • Older Model is Sony WX350
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Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Overview

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony T90 versus Sony WX500, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the T90 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The T90 was announced 7 years prior to the WX500 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick summation of how the T90 scores against the WX500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony T90 over the Sony WX500

 T90 WX500 
Manual focus More accurate focus
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony WX500 over the Sony T90

 WX500 T90 
LaunchedApril 2015February 2009Fresher by 74 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution921k230kCrisper screen (+691k dot)

Common features in the Sony T90 and Sony WX500

 T90 WX500 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony T90 offers outside measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") along with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the T90 compared to the WX500.

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the T90 and WX500 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 top view buttons comparison

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the T90 and WX500.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony WX500 to provide more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older T90 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 sensor size comparison

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony T90 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony WX500 as a Portrait photography camera
27
focusing manually
no manual control
external flash not possible
MP count low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
39
decent MP (18 megapixels)
features face detection autofocus
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony T90 as a Street photography camera
Sony WX500 as a Street photography camera
55
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
heavier than competition (148g)
69
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (236g)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sony T90 Sports photography info
Sony WX500 Sports photography info
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
max frames per second very slow (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
MP count low (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
57
long zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
features tracking autofocus
great battery power (360 shots)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony T90
Travel photography with Sony WX500
50
built-in flash
does not have Time Lapse recording
heavier than competition (148g)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not good (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
71
great battery power (360 CIPA)
lighter than others in class (236g)
decent MP (18MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
very long zoom (720mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony T90 Landscape photography features
Sony WX500 Landscape photography features
36
focusing manually
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
MP count low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
does not have Time Lapse recording
49
reasonably wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18MP)
great battery power (360 per charge)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony T90 as a Vlogging camera
Sony WX500 as a Vlogging camera
27
built-in touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not good (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have external mic port
heavier than competition (148 grams)
35
reasonably wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than others in class (236 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
does not have external microphone jack
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Sony T90 vs Sony WX500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony T90 and Sony WX500
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500
Category Ultracompact Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2009-02-17 2015-04-14
Body design Ultracompact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 18 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4000 x 3000 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 35-140mm (4.0x) 24-720mm (30.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-10.0 f/3.5-6.4
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 1 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 2.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 2.90 m (Auto ISO) 5.40 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync Auto, flash on, slow sync, flash off, rear sync
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 148 grams (0.33 lbs) 236 grams (0.52 lbs)
Dimensions 94 x 57 x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 360 photos
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $259 $348