Sony A350 vs Sony S930

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony A350 and Sony S930, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the A350 (14MP) and S930 (10MP) and the A350 (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The A350 was brought out 7 months prior to the S930 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the A350 scores vs the S930 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The entire galleries are available at Sony A350 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A350 features outer measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Sony S930 has proportions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the A350 versus the S930.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A350 and S930 is 62 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing simply by going through specifications. The visual here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A350 and S930.

Plainly, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A350 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony A350 will produce more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A350 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.