Sony A700 vs Sony W560

Its time to examine more closely at the Sony A700 and Sony W560, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both are offered by Sony. The resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the W560 (14MP) is fairly similar but the A700 (APS-C) and W560 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The A700 was introduced 4 years prior to the W560 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A700 grades against the W560 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A700 Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Sony A700 comes with outside dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") having a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A700 and Sony W560 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the A700 compared to the W560.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and W560 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizes purely by going over specs. The pic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A700 and W560.

All in all, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A700 using its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony W560 will deliver extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A700 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.