Sony A230 vs Sony W510

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony A230 and Sony W510, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the A230 (10MP) and the W510 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the A230 (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The A230 was released 19 months prior to the W510 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple overview of how the A230 matches up against the W510 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A230 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony A230 comes with outer 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 W510 has specifications of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the A230 against the W510.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A230 and W510 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A230 and W510.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A230 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W510 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older A230 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.