Sony A330 vs Sony S930

Here is a extended analysis of the Sony A330 versus Sony S930, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A330 (10MP) and the S930 (10MP) is very well matched but the A330 (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The A330 was introduced 5 months later than the S930 and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick view of how the A330 grades versus the S930 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The whole galleries are available at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A330 features external 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 S930 has proportions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the A330 and the S930.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A330 and S930 is 67 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A330 and S930.

Clearly, both cameras come with the identical MP but not the same sensor sizing. The A330 provides the larger sensor which should make obtaining shallower depth of field simpler.