Sony A500 vs Sony A99

Here is a extended comparison of the Sony A500 and Sony A99, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the A500 (12MP) and A99 (24MP) and the A500 (APS-C) and A99 (Full frame) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A500 was announced 4 years prior to the A99 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A500 scores vs the A99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 and Sony SLT-A99. The whole galleries are available at Sony A500 Gallery and Sony A99 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Sony A500 features outer measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") having a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

See the Sony A500 and Sony A99 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the A500 against the A99.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A500 and A99 is 63 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph here will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A500 and A99.

As you can see, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A500 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A99 will offer greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older A500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.