Sony A580 vs Sony W370

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sony A580 vs Sony W370, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. The resolution of the A580 (16MP) and the W370 (14MP) is relatively close but the A580 (APS-C) and W370 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A580 was launched 17 months after the W370 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the A580 scores against the W370 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery and Sony W370 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A580 offers outer dimensions 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 W370 has proportions of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the A580 and the W370.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A580 and W370 is 64 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions only by looking through technical specs. The pic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A580 and W370.

As you can tell, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A580 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A580 will render more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent A580 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.