Sony A100 vs Sony HX80

In this article, we are reviewing the Sony A100 vs Sony HX80, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and HX80 (18MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and HX80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The A100 was brought out 10 years prior to the HX80 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A100 scores vs the HX80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A100 Gallery and Sony HX80 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A100 provides physical dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the A100 versus the HX80.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A100 and HX80 is 64 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through technical specs. The visual below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A100 and HX80.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A100 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony HX80 will render more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older A100 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.