Sony A580 vs Sony W230

Its time to look much closer at the Sony A580 vs Sony W230, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and W230 (12MP) and the A580 (APS-C) and W230 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The A580 was revealed 2 years later than the W230 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A580 matches up vs the W230 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The full galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery and Sony W230 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A580 has physical dimensions 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 W230 has specifications of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the A580 and the W230.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the A580 and W230 is 64 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specifications. The photograph below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A580 and W230.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A580 with its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A580 will show greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more recent A580 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.