Nikon D3000 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D3000 and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D3000 was introduced in December 2009 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 was introduced in February 2012. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D3000 over Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 over Nikon D3000.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 230k dot and 461k dot resolutions respectively.

Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Nikon D3000

Nikon D3000 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.80x (0.53x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150.

Nikon D3000 features a 10.2 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.8 mm and a total area of 372.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600 and expands to 100 - 3,200 in boosted mode. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 features a 18.2 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 12,800.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Nikon D3000 is equipped with EXPEED processor and can take pictures up to 3872 x 2592 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2896 x 1944, 1936 x 1296 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 is equipped with BIONZ processor and can take pictures up to 4896 x 3672 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4912 x 1080, 4896 x 2752, 3648 x 2736, 3424 x 1920, 2592 x 1944, 1920 x 1080, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D3000 comes with EN-EL9a battery pack with battery life of 500 shots and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 comes with NP-BN battery pack with battery life of 240 shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D3000 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D3000 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Nikon D3000, and up to 1/1600 sec on Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. Nikon D3000 can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D3000 and 3.70 m on Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. Nikon D3000 also accepts external flash. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Nikon D3000.

Nikon D3000 body has dimensions of 126 x 97 x 64 mm (4.96 x 3.82 x 2.52") and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 body has dimensions of 95 x 56 x 22 mm (3.74 x 2.2 x 0.87"). Nikon D3000 weighs 536 g (1.18 lb / 18.91 oz) and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 weighs 133 g (0.29 lb / 4.69 oz).

Nikon D3000

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

126 mm

97 mm

95 mm

56 mm

97 mm

56 mm