Sony W560 vs Sony WX300

Here is a extended assessment of the Sony W560 versus Sony WX300, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the W560 (14MP) and WX300 (18MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The W560 was launched 3 years prior to the WX300 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the W560 scores against the WX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony W560 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony W560 has physical measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the W560 compared to the WX300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the W560 and WX300 is 96 and 94 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the W560 and WX300.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony WX300 to result in greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older W560 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.