Sony A230 vs Sony W650

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony A230 and Sony W650, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the A230 (10MP) and W650 (16MP) and the A230 (APS-C) and W650 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The A230 was introduced 3 years prior to the W650 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the A230 scores against the W650 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A230 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A230 has outside measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check the Sony A230 and Sony W650 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the A230 and the W650.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A230 and W650 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A230 and W650.

As you can see, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A230 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W650 will give more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged A230 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.