Sony A200 vs Sony TX66

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Sony A200 and Sony TX66, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and TX66 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The A200 was released 4 years prior to the TX66 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the A200 grades vs the TX66 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The complete galleries are available at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony TX66 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A200 enjoys external dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) while the Sony TX66 has sizing of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the A200 and the TX66.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A200 and TX66 is 66 and 97 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A200 and TX66.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A200 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony TX66 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older A200 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.