Sony WX80
Budget Compact Camera
vs Sony WX9
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80

Best price $200
  • Weighs a little bit less than the WX9 4.4 oz vs 4.9 oz
  • Slightly cheaper street price $200 vs $240
  • Has longer exposure available 4 seconds vs 2 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2013 vs March 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 8.0× vs 5.0×
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities WX9 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9

Best price
$240
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 0.78″ vs 0.9″
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Better built-in flash range 25′ vs 19′
  • Has 3D capture capabilities WX80 does not have 3D

What the Sony WX80 and Sony WX9 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 7 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.2 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same quality video capture 1080i 60fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Sony WX80 and the Sony WX9

  • No HDR processing
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen

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