Sony A9 vs Sony W330

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony A9 and Sony W330, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the A9 (24MP) and W330 (14MP) and the A9 (Full frame) and W330 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The A9 was introduced 7 years after the W330 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the A9 scores vs the W330 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A9 Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and volume. The Sony A9 offers outside measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") along with a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs) and the Sony W330 has sizing of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A9 and Sony W330 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the A9 compared to the W330.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A9 and W330 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading through technical specs. The image here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A9 and W330.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A9 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A9 will resolve extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The more recent A9 will have a benefit in sensor technology.