Sony A700 vs Sony W610

Here is a complete overview of the Sony A700 versus Sony W610, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. The resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the W610 (14MP) is relatively similar but the A700 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The A700 was introduced 5 years prior to the W610 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the A700 scores vs the W610 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A700 enjoys physical measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") having a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) while the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the A700 compared to the W610.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and W610 is 58 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A700 and W610.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A700 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W610 will offer extra detail using its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots way more aggressively. The older A700 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.