Sony A330 vs Sony H50

Below is a complete overview of the Sony A330 versus Sony H50, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A330 (10MP) and the H50 (9MP) is very comparable but the A330 (APS-C) and H50 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The A330 was launched 5 months later than the H50 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A330 grades versus the H50 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A330 provides outside dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs) while the Sony H50 has sizing of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") and a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A330 versus Sony H50 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the A330 and the H50.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A330 and H50 is 67 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The photograph below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A330 and H50.

All in all, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A330 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A330 will show more detail utilizing its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively.