Sony A200 vs Sony W800

The following is a extended overview of the Sony A200 and Sony W800, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and W800 (20MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and W800 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The A200 was launched 6 years earlier than the W800 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the A200 scores vs the W800 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A200 has outer measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) while the Sony W800 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the A200 versus the W800.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the A200 and W800 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions simply by looking through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and W800.

Clearly, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A200 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W800 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged A200 will be behind in sensor tech.