Sony A200 vs Sony ZV-1

On this page, we are looking at the Sony A200 and Sony ZV-1, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the A200 (10MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the A200 (APS-C) and ZV-1 (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The A200 was introduced 13 years before the ZV-1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the A200 matches up vs the ZV-1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A200 Gallery and Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A200 offers 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) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the A200 versus the ZV-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A200 and ZV-1 is 66 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph here should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A200 and ZV-1.

Clearly, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A200 with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony ZV-1 will give you more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older A200 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.