Sony A350 vs Sony QX100

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A350 and Sony QX100, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Lens-style and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the A350 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the A350 (APS-C) and QX100 (1") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The A350 was released 6 years before the QX100 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a brief summary of how the A350 matches up versus the QX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A350 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A350 features physical measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony QX100 has dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Look at the Sony A350 and Sony QX100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the A350 compared to the QX100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A350 and QX100 is 62 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The visual here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the A350 and QX100.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A350 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will give more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older A350 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.