Sony A100 vs Sony HX50V

Here, we are matching up the Sony A100 vs Sony HX50V, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and HX50V (20MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and HX50V (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The A100 was launched 7 years before the HX50V which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX50V being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A100 scores against the HX50V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A100 Gallery & Sony HX50V Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A100 provides exterior measurements of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) while the Sony HX50V has sizing of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the A100 versus the HX50V.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the A100 and HX50V is 64 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by checking specs. The picture below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A100 and HX50V.

All in all, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A100 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX50V will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged A100 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.