Sony W570 vs Sony WX150

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony W570 versus Sony WX150, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. The resolution of the W570 (16MP) and the WX150 (18MP) is very similar and they enjoy the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W570 was revealed 13 months prior to the WX150 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the W570 scores versus the WX150 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are available at Sony W570 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony W570 features outside dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the W570 versus the WX150.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W570 and WX150 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the W570 and WX150.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should expect to see the Sony WX150 to offer extra detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older W570 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.