Nikon A900 vs Sony A850

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon A900 and Sony A850, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Nikon and Sony. The image resolution of the A900 (20MP) and the A850 (25MP) is very well matched but the A900 (1/2.3") and A850 (Full frame) posses different sensor sizes.

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The A900 was launched 5 years after the A850 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon A900 being a Compact camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the A900 scores against the A850 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix A900 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon A900 Gallery & Sony A850 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon A900 enjoys external dimensions of 113mm x 67mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") and a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the A900 and the A850.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A900 and A850 is 88 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by checking specifications. The image below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A900 and A850.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A900 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A850 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger A900 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.