Sony A200 vs Sony W620

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony A200 vs Sony W620, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and W620 (14MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and W620 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The A200 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the W620 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the A200 matches up against the W620 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A200 has got outside dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") having a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) whilst the Sony W620 has dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the A200 and the W620.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the A200 and W620 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A200 and W620.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A200 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W620 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older A200 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.