Sony A330 vs Sony A99

Lets look much closer at the Sony A330 and Sony A99, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the A330 (10MP) and A99 (24MP) and the A330 (APS-C) and A99 (Full frame) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A330 was introduced 4 years prior to the A99 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the A330 matches up against the A99 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony SLT-A99. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A330 features outer measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has proportions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the A330 versus the A99.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A330 and A99 is 67 and 57 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to see the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The graphic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A330 and A99.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A330 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A99 will render greater detail using its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older A330 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.