Sony A200 vs Sony W530

Below is a thorough overview of the Sony A200 and Sony W530, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and W530 (14MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The A200 was revealed 3 years before the W530 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A200 scores against the W530 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The full galleries are available at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A200 has got outside measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) and the Sony W530 has sizing of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the A200 vs the W530.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A200 and W530 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and W530.

Clearly, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A200 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony W530 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The older A200 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.