Sony A330 vs Sony S2000

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony A330 versus Sony S2000, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A330 (10MP) and the S2000 (10MP) is relatively comparable but the A330 (APS-C) and S2000 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A330 was brought out 7 months before the S2000 which means that they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the A330 matches up vs the S2000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The entire galleries are available at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony S2000 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A330 offers outer measurements 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 S2000 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the A330 compared to the S2000.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A330 and S2000 is 67 and 93 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The picture below may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A330 and S2000.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with the identical megapixels albeit not the same sensor sizes. The A330 features the bigger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF less difficult. The more aged A330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.