Sony A350 vs Sony T99

Following is a complete overview of the Sony A350 and Sony T99, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. The resolution of the A350 (14MP) and the T99 (14MP) is pretty similar but the A350 (APS-C) and T99 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The A350 was announced 3 years before the T99 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A350 matches up against the T99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A350 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A350 has got outer measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the A350 against the T99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A350 and T99 is 62 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes only by going over a spec sheet. The image underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A350 and T99.

Clearly, both the cameras have the same megapixels albeit different sensor sizes. The A350 offers the bigger sensor which should make getting shallow depth of field less difficult. The more aged A350 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.