Sony W570 vs Sony WX80

Following is a detailed analysis of the Sony W570 versus Sony WX80, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the W570 (16MP) and the WX80 (16MP) is very well matched and they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W570 was manufactured 24 months before the WX80 making the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the W570 scores vs the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony W570 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Sony W570 offers outer dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony WX80 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Examine the Sony W570 versus Sony WX80 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the W570 compared to the WX80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the W570 and WX80 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes merely by checking a spec sheet. The picture here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the W570 and WX80.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the identical megapixels therefore you can expect similar quality of images however you really should take the launch date of the products into consideration. The more aged W570 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.