Sony A330 vs Sony WX220

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A330 vs Sony WX220, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the A330 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the A330 (APS-C) and WX220 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The A330 was released 5 years before the WX220 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the A330 matches up against the WX220 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A330 has outside 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 WX220 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A330 vs Sony WX220 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the A330 compared to the WX220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A330 and WX220 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The photograph below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A330 and WX220.

Plainly, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A330 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX220 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older A330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.