Sony A700 vs Sony NEX-5N

Let's look much closer at the Sony A700 and Sony NEX-5N, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and NEX-5N (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The A700 was announced 4 years earlier than the NEX-5N and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-5N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the A700 matches up vs the NEX-5N in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Alpha NEX-5N. The whole galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony NEX-5N Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A700 offers external dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony NEX-5N has measurements of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A700 compared to the NEX-5N.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and NEX-5N is 58 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing simply by researching specs. The visual below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A700 and NEX-5N.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony NEX-5N to result in extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older A700 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.