Sony WX10 vs Sony A99

The following is a in depth review of the Sony WX10 vs Sony A99, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both are built by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the WX10 (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the WX10 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) offer totally different sensor size.

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The WX10 was brought out 23 months earlier than the A99 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the WX10 matches up against the A99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 & Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony WX10 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony WX10 enjoys exterior measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony A99 has measurements of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the WX10 compared to the A99.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WX10 and A99 is 95 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through technical specs. The image here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the WX10 and A99.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The WX10 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A99 will resolve greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged WX10 is going to be behind in sensor technology.