Sony A200 vs Sony WX500

On this page, we will be comparing the Sony A200 vs Sony WX500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The A200 was revealed 7 years earlier than the WX500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the A200 scores versus the WX500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The full galleries are available at Sony A200 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A200 has got outside measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") along with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the A200 against the WX500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A200 and WX500 is 66 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specifications. The graphic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and WX500.

Plainly, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A200 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX500 will give you more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older A200 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.