Canon N Facebook ready vs Sony A77

Lets look more closely at the Canon N Facebook ready vs Sony A77, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and A77 (24MP) and the N Facebook ready (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The N Facebook ready was brought out 23 months later than the A77 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Canon N Facebook ready being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the N Facebook ready matches up against the A77 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready & Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are available at Canon N Facebook ready Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Canon N Facebook ready provides exterior dimensions of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony A77 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the N Facebook ready compared to the A77.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the N Facebook ready and A77 is 93 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The visual below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the N Facebook ready and A77.

As you have seen, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The N Facebook ready due to its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Sony A77 will offer extra detail having its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The fresher N Facebook ready will have a benefit in sensor tech.