Sony A200 vs Sony RX100 II

Below is a detailed review of the Sony A200 and Sony RX100 II, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and RX100 II (1") offer different sensor measurements.

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The A200 was manufactured 6 years before the RX100 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the A200 grades versus the RX100 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are available at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A200 enjoys outer measurements 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 RX100 II has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Examine the Sony A200 and Sony RX100 II in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the A200 versus the RX100 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A200 and RX100 II is 66 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and RX100 II.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A200 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 II will render greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older A200 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.