Sony A200 vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a detailed assessment of the Sony A200 vs Sony RX10 II, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") possess different sensor size.

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The A200 was launched 7 years prior to the RX10 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the A200 scores vs the RX10 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Sony A200 provides outer dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the A200 against the RX10 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A200 and RX10 II is 66 and 58 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by viewing technical specs. The visual here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A200 and RX10 II.

As you can tell, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A200 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 II will result in more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older A200 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.