Sony A200 vs Sony HX350

The following is a complete analysis of the Sony A200 vs Sony HX350, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and HX350 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The A200 was manufactured 9 years before the HX350 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A200 matches up vs the HX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony HX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A200 has external dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") along with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has measurements of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the A200 compared to the HX350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A200 and HX350 is 66 and 62 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading technical specs. The pic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A200 and HX350.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A200 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX350 will offer you more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged A200 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.