Sony WX70 vs Sony A37

Following is a extended comparison of the Sony WX70 vs Sony A37, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both manufactured by Sony. The image resolution of the WX70 (16MP) and the A37 (16MP) is relatively well matched but the WX70 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The WX70 was unveiled 3 months earlier than the A37 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the WX70 grades against the A37 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 & Sony SLT-A37. The full galleries are provided at Sony WX70 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony WX70 has outside measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs) whilst the Sony A37 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the WX70 vs the A37.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WX70 and A37 is 97 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes simply by looking at a spec sheet. The pic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the WX70 and A37.

As you can see, both cameras posses the exact same megapixels albeit not the same sensor sizes. The WX70 uses the tinier sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF trickier.