Canon SX130 IS vs Sony A900

Below, we will be looking at the Canon SX130 IS vs Sony A900, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the SX130 IS (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the SX130 IS (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX130 IS was released 23 months later than the A900 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX130 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SX130 IS scores vs the A900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX130 IS & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SX130 IS Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX130 IS has outside dimensions of 113mm x 73mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.9" x 1.8") having a weight of 308 grams (0.68 lbs) and the Sony A900 has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") and a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SX130 IS and the A900.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX130 IS and A900 is 85 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The visual below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SX130 IS and A900.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX130 IS due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A900 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 13MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern SX130 IS will have a benefit in sensor innovation.