Sony A100 vs Sony W560

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sony A100 and Sony W560, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and W560 (14MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and W560 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The A100 was launched 5 years before the W560 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the A100 scores vs the W560 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A100 Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A100 has got outer dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) whilst the Sony W560 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Compare the Sony A100 and Sony W560 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the A100 vs the W560.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A100 and W560 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A100 and W560.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A100 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony W560 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A100 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.