Sony A350 vs Sony W610

Lets look much closer at the Sony A350 vs Sony W610, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. The image resolution of the A350 (14MP) and the W610 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the A350 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The A350 was announced 4 years prior to the W610 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple summary of how the A350 matches up vs the W610 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A350 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A350 has got exterior dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the A350 against the W610.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A350 and W610 is 62 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A350 and W610.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor sizes. The A350 has the larger sensor which should make achieving shallow depth of field simpler. The more aged A350 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.