Sony A100 vs Sony W830

Below is a in depth overview of the Sony A100 versus Sony W830, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and W830 (20MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A100 was manufactured 8 years before the W830 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A100 scores against the W830 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A100 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and size. The Sony A100 offers physical dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the A100 and the W830.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A100 and W830 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over specs. The photograph underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A100 and W830.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A100 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W830 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older A100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.