Nikon AW110 vs Sony A850

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Nikon AW110 vs Sony A850, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the AW110 (16MP) and A850 (25MP) and the AW110 (1/2.3") and A850 (Full frame) come with different sensor measurements.

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The AW110 was manufactured 3 years later than the A850 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Nikon AW110 being a Compact camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the AW110 matches up against the A850 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix AW110 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The entire galleries are available at Nikon AW110 Gallery & Sony A850 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon AW110 has exterior dimensions of 110mm x 65mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.0") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony A850 has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the AW110 versus the A850.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the AW110 and A850 is 92 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the AW110 and A850.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The AW110 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A850 will provide more detail due to its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more recent AW110 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.