Sony A200 vs Sony HX7V

On this page, we will be looking at the Sony A200 versus Sony HX7V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and HX7V (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The A200 was announced 4 years before the HX7V and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A200 grades against the HX7V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony HX7V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A200 comes with external dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) whilst the Sony HX7V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A200 versus Sony HX7V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the A200 and the HX7V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A200 and HX7V is 66 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A200 and HX7V.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A200 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX7V will show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A200 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.