Sony A200 vs Sony WX150

The following is a thorough assessment of the Sony A200 versus Sony WX150, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The A200 was unveiled 4 years prior to the WX150 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A200 grades versus the WX150 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are provided at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A200 has got external 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 WX150 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the A200 compared to the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A200 and WX150 is 66 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specifications. The image underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A200 and WX150.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A200 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX150 will produce more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged A200 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.