Sony A580 vs Sony S950

Below, we will be looking at the Sony A580 vs Sony S950, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and S950 (10MP) and the A580 (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The A580 was brought out 2 years later than the S950 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the A580 scores versus the S950 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are available at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A580 has outside measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony S950 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the A580 compared to the S950.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and S950 is 64 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The visual underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A580 and S950.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A580 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony A580 will deliver extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The younger A580 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.