Sony A580 vs Sony W620

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony A580 vs Sony W620, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A580 (16MP) and the W620 (14MP) is very well matched but the A580 (APS-C) and W620 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The A580 was announced 7 months before the W620 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the A580 matches up versus the W620 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The whole galleries are available at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A580 features external dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony W620 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the A580 compared to the W620.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A580 and W620 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Often, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A580 and W620.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A580 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony A580 will resolve greater detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older A580 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.