Sony WX220 vs Sony A33

On this page, we are matching up the Sony WX220 and Sony A33, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the WX220 (18MP) and A33 (14MP) and the WX220 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The WX220 was manufactured 3 years after the A33 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a simple overview of how the WX220 scores against the A33 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220 & Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are available at Sony WX220 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony WX220 offers outer dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A33 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

Analyze the Sony WX220 and Sony A33 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the WX220 vs the A33.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WX220 and A33 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by checking out a spec sheet. The picture here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the WX220 and A33.

Clearly, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The WX220 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony WX220 will show extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern WX220 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.