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Sony A560 vs Sony T99

Portability
64
Imaging
54
Features
78
Overall
63
Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 front
Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
27
Overall
33

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Key Specs

Sony A560
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 599g - 137 x 104 x 84mm
  • Announced August 2010
  • Succeeded the Sony A500
Sony T99
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 121g - 93 x 56 x 17mm
  • Introduced July 2010
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Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Overview

Here, we are comparing the Sony A560 vs Sony T99, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the A560 (14MP) and the T99 (14MP) is very well matched but the A560 (APS-C) and T99 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The A560 was unveiled 2 months later than the T99 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the A560 scores versus the T99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony A560 over the Sony T99

 A560 T99 
Focus manually Very exact focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution922k230kCrisper display (+692k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony T99 over the Sony A560

 T99 A560 
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Sony A560 and Sony T99

 A560 T99 
IntroducedAugust 2010July 2010Similar age
Display size3"3"Same display size
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A560 offers outside measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony T99 has proportions 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the A560 compared to the T99.

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the A560 and T99 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 top view buttons comparison

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A560 and T99.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with the identical MP but not the same sensor sizing. The A560 offers the larger sensor which should make obtaining shallower DOF simpler.

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 sensor size comparison

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony A560
Portrait photography with Sony T99
72
manual focus
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
has face detection autofocus
supports RAW formats
28
megapixel count decent (14MP)
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
cannot use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony A560 Street photography information
Sony T99 Street photography information
75
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
57
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sony A560 as a Sports photography camera
Sony T99 as a Sports photography camera
68
image stabilization (Sensor based)
resolution is good (14MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
great battery pack (1,050 shots)
has phase detect autofocus
continuous shooting slow (5.0 frames/s)
35
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
low maximum shutter speed (1/1,250s)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony A560 Travel photography information
Sony T99 Travel photography information
60
great battery pack (1,050 per charge)
resolution is good (14MP)
built-in flash
does not have Timelapse mode
display is not selfie friendly
65
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
no Timelapse function
does not contain selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony A560
Landscape photography with Sony T99
73
manual focus
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based)
resolution is good (14MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
great battery pack (1,050 per charge)
2 card slots
does not have Timelapse mode
42
rather wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual exposure
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A560 Vlogging info
Sony T99 Vlogging info
34
image stabilization (Sensor based)
has face detection autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external microphone support
display is not selfie friendly
31
rather wide (25mm)
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
no microphone port
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Sony A560 vs Sony T99 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A560 and Sony T99
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A560Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
Category Entry-Level DSLR Ultracompact
Announced 2010-08-24 2010-07-08
Body design Compact SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4592 x 3056 4320 x 3240
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Maximum enhanced ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 15 9
Cross type focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens support Sony/Minolta Alpha fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Available lenses 143 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 922k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.53x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 2 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1250 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 5.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 4.60 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless Auto, On, Off, Red eye, Slow syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 599 grams (1.32 pounds) 121 grams (0.27 pounds)
Physical dimensions 137 x 104 x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") 93 x 56 x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.3 not tested
DXO Low light rating 817 not tested
Other
Battery life 1050 photos -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-FM500H NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Storage slots 2 1
Launch pricing $650 $179