Sony A700 vs Sony HX200V

Let's look a bit more closely at the Sony A700 vs Sony HX200V, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and HX200V (18MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and HX200V (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The A700 was launched 5 years earlier than the HX200V which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A700 scores versus the HX200V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The complete galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A700 comes with 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) while the Sony HX200V has measurements of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the A700 versus the HX200V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A700 and HX200V is 58 and 66 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The image below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A700 and HX200V.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A700 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX200V will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged A700 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.