Sony A200 vs Sony W690

Its time to look more in depth at the Sony A200 versus Sony W690, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and W690 (16MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and W690 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The A200 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the W690 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A200 grades against the W690 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are available at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A200 comes with physical dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") along with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) whilst the Sony W690 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the A200 compared to the W690.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A200 and W690 is 66 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A200 and W690.

Clearly, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A200 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W690 will produce extra detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older A200 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.