Sony A560 vs Sony W730

Let's look more closely at the Sony A560 versus Sony W730, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. The image resolution of the A560 (14MP) and the W730 (16MP) is relatively similar but the A560 (APS-C) and W730 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The A560 was brought out 3 years prior to the W730 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the A560 matches up against the W730 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A560 Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A560 enjoys external dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony W730 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the A560 vs the W730.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A560 and W730 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specifications. The graphic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A560 and W730.

Plainly, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A560 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W730 will deliver greater detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older A560 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.