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Sony WX500 vs Sony A99

Portability
91
Imaging
43
Features
56
Overall
48
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 front
 
Sony SLT-A99 front
Portability
57
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Key Specs

Sony WX500
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.4) lens
  • 236g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Released April 2015
  • Succeeded the Sony WX350
Sony A99
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 812g - 147 x 111 x 78mm
  • Revealed December 2012
  • Succeeded the Sony A900
  • Successor is Sony A99 II
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Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Overview

Lets look much closer at the Sony WX500 vs Sony A99, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the WX500 (18MP) and A99 (24MP) and the WX500 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) posses different sensor measurements.

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The WX500 was manufactured 2 years later than the A99 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the WX500 matches up versus the A99 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony WX500 over the Sony A99

 WX500 A99 
RevealedApril 2015December 2012More recent by 29 months

Reasons to pick Sony A99 over the Sony WX500

 A99 WX500 
Focus manually Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1229k921kClearer screen (+308k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Sony WX500 and Sony A99

 WX500 A99 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Physical Comparison

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony WX500 provides exterior measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the WX500 and the A99.

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the WX500 and A99 is 91 and 57 respectively.

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 top view buttons comparison

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Sensor Comparison

Often, its tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by going over specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the WX500 and A99.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WX500 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A99 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern WX500 provides a benefit in sensor tech.

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 sensor size comparison

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony WX500
Portrait photography with Sony A99
39
good MP (18MP)
provides face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
81
focusing manually
MP count good (24MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
includes face detect autofocus
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony WX500
Street photography with Sony A99
69
screen tilts
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors in class (236 grams)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
75
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
supports RAW formats
weather proofing
great ISO range (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Sony WX500 Sports photography factors
Sony A99 Sports photography factors
57
excellent zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (18MP)
provides tracking focus
better than average battery power (360 per charge)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
78
high shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count good (24MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
includes tracking focus
weather proofing
sensor has phase detect autofocus
terrible battery pack (500 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony WX500
Travel photography with Sony A99
71
better than average battery power (360 shots)
lighter than competitors in class (236g)
good MP (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (24mm)
long zoom (720mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
60
weather proofing
MP count good (24MP)
display is selfie friendly
no Timelapse recording
terrible battery pack (500 per charge)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony WX500
Landscape photography with Sony A99
49
relatively wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (18 megapixels)
better than average battery power (360 CIPA)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse function
74
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count good (24MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
weather proofing
2 card slots
terrible battery pack (500 CIPA)
no Timelapse recording
Photography Glossary

Vlogging Comparison

Sony WX500 as a Vlogging camera
Sony A99 as a Vlogging camera
35
relatively wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors in class (236 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
doesn't have microphone jack
76
display is selfie friendly
image stabilization (Sensor based)
includes face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes microphone support
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Sony WX500 vs Sony A99 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony WX500 and Sony A99
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500Sony SLT-A99
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 Sony SLT-A99
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Advanced DSLR
Released 2015-04-14 2012-12-12
Physical type Compact Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Full frame
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 35.8 x 23.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 852.0mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 24MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4896 x 3672 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 12800 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points - 19
Cross type focus points - 11
Lens
Lens support fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens zoom range 24-720mm (30.0x) -
Max aperture f/3.5-6.4 -
Macro focusing range 5cm -
Total lenses - 143
Crop factor 5.8 1
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fully Articulated
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 921k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech - TFT Xtra Fine color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.71x
Features
Min shutter speed 30s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/8000s
Continuous shutter rate 10.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.40 m (with Auto ISO) no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, flash on, slow sync, flash off, rear sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/250s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format AVCHD, XAVC S MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 236 grams (0.52 lb) 812 grams (1.79 lb)
Physical dimensions 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") 147 x 111 x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 89
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 25.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 14.0
DXO Low light rating not tested 1555
Other
Battery life 360 shots 500 shots
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-BX1 NP-FM500H
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo; SD, SDHC and SDXC
Card slots One Dual
Cost at release $348 $1,998