Canon SX150 IS vs Sony A77

Below is a detailed assessment of the Canon SX150 IS vs Sony A77, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the SX150 IS (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the SX150 IS (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The SX150 IS was unveiled 7 months later than the A77 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Canon SX150 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the SX150 IS matches up versus the A77 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX150 IS & Sony SLT-A77. The full galleries are viewable at Canon SX150 IS Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon SX150 IS comes with physical measurements of 113mm x 73mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.9" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 306 grams (0.67 lbs) while the Sony A77 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the SX150 IS vs the A77.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX150 IS and A77 is 86 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SX150 IS and A77.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX150 IS having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A77 will resolve more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The fresher SX150 IS provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.