Sony A200 vs Sony W350

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony A200 versus Sony W350, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and W350 (14MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and W350 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The A200 was released 17 months before the W350 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A200 matches up vs the W350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony W350 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A200 offers 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) and the Sony W350 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check out the Sony A200 versus Sony W350 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the A200 compared to the W350.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A200 and W350 is 66 and 97 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by seeing technical specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and W350.

As you have seen, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A200 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W350 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged A200 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.