Sony WX10 vs Sony A77
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Sony WX10 vs Sony A77 Key Specs
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- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.8" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-168mm (F2.4-5.9) lens
- 161g - 95 x 54 x 23mm
- Launched January 2011
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- 24MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 50 - 16000 (Expand to 25600)
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
- 732g - 143 x 104 x 81mm
- Revealed October 2011
- Replaced the Sony A700
- Refreshed by Sony A77 II
Sony WX10 vs Sony A77 Overview
Below is a in depth overview of the Sony WX10 versus Sony A77, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both are produced by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the WX10 (16MP) and A77 (24MP) and the WX10 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.
Japan-exclusive Leica Leitz Phone 3 features big sensor and new modesThe WX10 was announced 9 months prior to the A77 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.
Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the WX10 scores vs the A77 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Sony WX10 vs Sony A77 Gallery
This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 & Sony SLT-A77. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony WX10 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony WX10 over the Sony A77
WX10 | A77 |
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Reasons to pick Sony A77 over the Sony WX10
A77 | WX10 | |||
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Revealed | October 2011 | January 2011 | More recent by 9 months | |
Display type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating display | |
Display dimension | 3" | 2.8" | Larger display (+0.2") | |
Display resolution | 921k | 460k | Sharper display (+461k dot) | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Sony WX10 and Sony A77
WX10 | A77 | |||
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Focus manually | Dial exact focus | |||
Touch display | Neither provides Touch display |
Sony WX10 vs Sony A77 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony WX10 provides outside measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).
Analyze the Sony WX10 versus Sony A77 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the WX10 versus the A77.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WX10 and A77 is 95 and 59 respectively.
Sony WX10 vs Sony A77 Sensor Comparison
Normally, it can be tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The photograph here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the WX10 and A77.
Plainly, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WX10 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A77 will show greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older WX10 will be behind in sensor innovation.
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Sony WX10 vs Sony A77 Specifications
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 | Sony SLT-A77 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Sony | Sony |
Model | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 | Sony SLT-A77 |
Class | Small Sensor Compact | Advanced DSLR |
Launched | 2011-01-06 | 2011-10-25 |
Body design | Compact | Mid-size SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor | BIONZ | Bionz |
Sensor type | BSI-CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
Sensor measurements | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 366.6mm² |
Sensor resolution | 16MP | 24MP |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 3:2 and 16:9 |
Maximum resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6000 x 4000 |
Maximum native ISO | 3200 | 16000 |
Maximum boosted ISO | - | 25600 |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 50 |
RAW pictures | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection focus | ||
Contract detection focus | ||
Phase detection focus | ||
Number of focus points | 9 | 19 |
Cross focus points | - | 11 |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | fixed lens | Sony/Minolta Alpha |
Lens focal range | 24-168mm (7.0x) | - |
Maximal aperture | f/2.4-5.9 | - |
Macro focus range | 5cm | - |
Available lenses | - | 143 |
Crop factor | 5.8 | 1.5 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
Screen diagonal | 2.8" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 460k dot | 921k dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch display | ||
Screen tech | Clear Photo LCD Plus | - |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | None | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | - | 2,359k dot |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100 percent |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.73x |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 30s | 30s |
Highest shutter speed | 1/1600s | 1/8000s |
Continuous shooting speed | 10.0 frames/s | 12.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | 7.10 m | 12.00 m |
Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash sync | - | 1/250s |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | MPEG-4, AVCHD | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
Microphone jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Eye-Fi Connected | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 161 gr (0.35 lb) | 732 gr (1.61 lb) |
Dimensions | 95 x 54 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") | 143 x 104 x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | not tested | 78 |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | 24.0 |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | 13.2 |
DXO Low light score | not tested | 801 |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 470 photos |
Type of battery | - | Battery Pack |
Battery model | NP-BG1 | NP-FM500H |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo |
Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
Launch pricing | $200 | $900 |