Nikon D80 vs Sony A900

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon D80 and Sony A900, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Nikon and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the D80 (10MP) and A900 (25MP) and the D80 (APS-C) and A900 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The D80 was unveiled 3 years prior to the A900 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the D80 matches up vs the A900 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D80 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon D80 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon D80 has got physical measurements of 132mm x 103mm x 77mm (5.2" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 668 grams (1.47 lbs) and the Sony A900 has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Analyze the Nikon D80 and Sony A900 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the D80 vs the A900.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the D80 and A900 is 62 and 54 respectively.

Generally, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specifications. The photograph here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the D80 and A900.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D80 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A900 will resolve more detail having an extra 15 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older D80 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.