Sony A100 vs Zeiss ZX1

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Sony A100 versus Zeiss ZX1, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Sony and Zeiss. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and ZX1 (37MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and ZX1 (Full frame) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A100 was released 13 years before the ZX1 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Zeiss ZX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the A100 matches up vs the ZX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 & Zeiss ZX1. The complete galleries are available at Sony A100 Gallery & Zeiss ZX1 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A100 has got outside dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Zeiss ZX1 has specifications of 142mm x 93mm x 46mm (5.6" x 3.7" x 1.8") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the A100 vs the ZX1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A100 and ZX1 is 64 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by going through specifications. The graphic here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A100 and ZX1.

Plainly, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A100 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Zeiss ZX1 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 27 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older A100 will be behind in sensor tech.