Sony A330 vs Sony H200

Lets look closer at the Sony A330 vs Sony H200, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the A330 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the A330 (APS-C) and H200 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The A330 was launched 4 years before the H200 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the A330 scores vs the H200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A330 Gallery and Sony H200 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A330 has got physical measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs) and the Sony H200 has measurements of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the A330 compared to the H200.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A330 and H200 is 67 and 67 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A330 and H200.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A330 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony H200 will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.