Sony A700 vs Sony T99

Let's look closer at the Sony A700 versus Sony T99, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the T99 (14MP) is fairly close but the A700 (APS-C) and T99 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The A700 was unveiled 3 years prior to the T99 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A700 scores versus the T99 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The full galleries are provided at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A700 has external measurements 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 T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the A700 against the T99.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A700 and T99 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A700 and T99.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A700 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony T99 will provide you with more detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older A700 will be behind in sensor tech.