Sony WX10 vs Sony A65

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony WX10 vs Sony A65, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the WX10 (16MP) and A65 (24MP) and the WX10 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The WX10 was announced 10 months prior to the A65 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the WX10 matches up versus the A65 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 & Sony SLT-A65. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony WX10 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony WX10 has got external measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A65 has sizing of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the WX10 vs the A65.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WX10 and A65 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing purely by going over specs. The photograph underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the WX10 and A65.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The WX10 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A65 will deliver greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos way more aggressively. The older WX10 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.