Sony A230 vs Sony W370

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A230 versus Sony W370, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the A230 (10MP) and W370 (14MP) and the A230 (APS-C) and W370 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The A230 was revealed 7 months before the W370 which means that they are of a similar generation. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the A230 grades against the W370 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A230 Gallery and Sony W370 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A230 offers physical dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Sony W370 has measurements of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Check out the Sony A230 versus Sony W370 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the A230 against the W370.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A230 and W370 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The pic below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A230 and W370.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A230 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W370 will offer you more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged A230 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.