Sony A200 vs Sony QX100

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony A200 and Sony QX100, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Lens-style and both are created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and QX100 (1") possess different sensor sizing.

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The A200 was manufactured 6 years before the QX100 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the A200 scores versus the QX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A200 enjoys outside measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) while the Sony QX100 has measurements of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A200 versus the QX100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A200 and QX100 is 66 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading specifications. The image underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and QX100.

Plainly, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A200 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony QX100 will offer you more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged A200 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.