Canon SX410 IS vs Sony A200

Following is a thorough assessment of the Canon SX410 IS and Sony A200, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Canon and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the SX410 IS (20MP) and A200 (10MP) and the SX410 IS (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The SX410 IS was introduced 6 years after the A200 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SX410 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the SX410 IS matches up vs the A200 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX410 IS and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX410 IS Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX410 IS has physical dimensions of 104mm x 69mm x 85mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.3") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Sony A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the SX410 IS vs the A200.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SX410 IS and A200 is 80 and 66 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizes just by going over specs. The picture here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX410 IS and A200.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SX410 IS having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Canon SX410 IS will offer you extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent SX410 IS is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.