Sony A700 vs Sony S950

Its time to look much closer at the Sony A700 and Sony S950, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. The image resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the S950 (10MP) is very comparable but the A700 (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The A700 was revealed 14 months earlier than the S950 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the A700 scores against the S950 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The full galleries are provided at Sony A700 Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A700 offers physical dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony S950 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

See the Sony A700 and Sony S950 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the A700 vs the S950.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and S950 is 58 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by seeing a spec sheet. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A700 and S950.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A700 with its larger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony A700 will produce more detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older A700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.