Sony WX9 vs Sony A57

Below, we will be evaluating the Sony WX9 and Sony A57, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are built by Sony. The sensor resolution of the WX9 (16MP) and the A57 (16MP) is relatively comparable but the WX9 (1/2.3") and A57 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The WX9 was brought out 20 months earlier than the A57 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the WX9 scores versus the A57 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 & Sony SLT-A57. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony WX9 Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony WX9 offers external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony A57 has measurements of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the WX9 against the A57.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WX9 and A57 is 99 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WX9 and A57.

As you can see, the two cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The WX9 includes the smaller sensor which will make obtaining bokeh trickier. The older WX9 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.