Sony WX1 vs Sony WX150

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony WX1 vs Sony WX150, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the WX1 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the WX1 (1/2.4") and WX150 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The WX1 was launched 3 years before the WX150 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the WX1 scores against the WX150 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony WX1 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony WX1 offers external measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony WX150 has specifications 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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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the WX1 and the WX150.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WX1 and WX150 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizing simply by researching specifications. The photograph underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WX1 and WX150.

Plainly, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The WX1 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX150 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older WX1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.