Sony A99 II vs Sony W310

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony A99 II versus Sony W310, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the A99 II (42MP) and W310 (12MP) and the A99 II (Full frame) and W310 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The A99 II was unveiled 6 years after the W310 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the A99 II matches up versus the W310 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A99 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The full galleries are provided at Sony A99 II Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Sony A99 II provides external dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs) and the Sony W310 has specifications of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A99 II versus Sony W310 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the A99 II compared to the W310.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A99 II and W310 is 57 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by checking technical specs. The picture below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A99 II and W310.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A99 II having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A99 II will give extra detail having an extra 30 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger A99 II provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.