Sony A560 vs Sony W530

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony A560 vs Sony W530, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A560 (14MP) and the W530 (14MP) is pretty comparable but the A560 (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The A560 was released 4 months earlier than the W530 and they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A560 scores against the W530 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The complete galleries are available at Sony A560 Gallery and Sony W530 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A560 has external measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony W530 has proportions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the A560 versus the W530.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A560 and W530 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The graphic here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A560 and W530.

As you have seen, both the cameras come with the identical resolution albeit different sensor measurements. The A560 comes with the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower DOF less difficult.