Konica Minolta 5D vs Sony S2000

Lets examine more closely at the Konica Minolta 5D and Sony S2000, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Konica and Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the Minolta 5D (6MP) and S2000 (10MP) and the Minolta 5D (APS-C) and S2000 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The Minolta 5D was announced 5 years before the S2000 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Konica Minolta 5D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the Minolta 5D matches up against the S2000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The whole galleries are provided at Konica Minolta 5D Gallery and Sony S2000 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Konica Minolta 5D has got external dimensions of 131mm x 93mm x 67mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) and the Sony S2000 has measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Take a look at the Konica Minolta 5D and Sony S2000 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the Minolta 5D versus the S2000.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the Minolta 5D and S2000 is 64 and 93 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Minolta 5D and S2000.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Minolta 5D using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony S2000 will offer you more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older Minolta 5D is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.