Sony A580 vs Sony A77

Lets look more in depth at the Sony A580 and Sony A77, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and A77 (24MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor size (APS-C).

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The A580 was introduced 5 months earlier than the A77 so they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the A580 grades against the A77 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony SLT-A77. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A580 offers external measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the A580 and the A77.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A580 and A77 is 64 and 59 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A580 and A77.

All in all, both the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony A77 to provide greater detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs more aggressively.