Sony A700 vs Sony HX10V

Let's look more in depth at the Sony A700 versus Sony HX10V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and HX10V (18MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and HX10V (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A700 was manufactured 5 years before the HX10V and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A700 scores vs the HX10V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony HX10V Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A700 has got outside measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") having a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony HX10V has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

Check out the Sony A700 versus Sony HX10V in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the A700 against the HX10V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and HX10V is 58 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to see the contrast in sensor sizing simply by researching specs. The graphic below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A700 and HX10V.

All in all, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A700 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX10V will render greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A700 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.