Sony WX150 vs Sony A65

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony WX150 vs Sony A65, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the WX150 (18MP) and A65 (24MP) and the WX150 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The WX150 was launched 4 months after the A65 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the WX150 matches up against the A65 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 and Sony SLT-A65. The complete galleries are provided at Sony WX150 Gallery and Sony A65 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony WX150 comes with physical dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") and a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the WX150 versus the A65.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the WX150 and A65 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specifications. The picture below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WX150 and A65.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The WX150 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A65 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively.