Sony A700 vs Sony W290

Below is a in depth assessment of the Sony A700 versus Sony W290, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. The resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the W290 (12MP) is very well matched but the A700 (APS-C) and W290 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The A700 was introduced 14 months before the W290 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A700 scores against the W290 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The whole galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony W290 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A700 has outside dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") and a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) whilst the Sony W290 has proportions of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the A700 against the W290.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A700 and W290 is 58 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A700 and W290.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer the same exact resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The A700 features the larger sensor which will make obtaining shallow depth of field simpler. The older A700 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.