Nikon L610 vs Sony A700

The following is a extended assessment of the Nikon L610 vs Sony A700, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Nikon and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the L610 (16MP) and A700 (12MP) and the L610 (1/2.3") and A700 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The L610 was manufactured 4 years after the A700 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon L610 being a Compact camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the L610 scores against the A700 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix L610 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon L610 Gallery & Sony A700 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon L610 has physical dimensions of 108mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.7" x 1.3") along with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs) whilst the Sony A700 has measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the L610 against the A700.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the L610 and A700 is 90 and 58 respectively.

Often, it's hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions only by looking through technical specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the L610 and A700.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The L610 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Nikon L610 will result in extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent L610 will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.