Sony A99 II vs Sony W710

Lets take a closer look at the Sony A99 II versus Sony W710, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A99 II (42MP) and W710 (16MP) and the A99 II (Full frame) and W710 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The A99 II was revealed 3 years after the W710 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the A99 II scores versus the W710 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A99 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are provided at Sony A99 II Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A99 II comes with outside measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs) and the Sony W710 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the A99 II versus the W710.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the A99 II and W710 is 57 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading a spec sheet. The image below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A99 II and W710.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A99 II having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A99 II will offer greater detail because of its extra 26MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more recent A99 II provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.