Sony A700 vs Sony RX100

Below is a thorough overview of the Sony A700 vs Sony RX100, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and RX100 (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A700 was released 5 years before the RX100 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the A700 matches up against the RX100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and size. The Sony A700 has got outer dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") along with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the A700 compared to the RX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A700 and RX100 is 58 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The visual below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A700 and RX100.

All in all, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A700 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older A700 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.