Sony A700 vs Sony W800

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony A700 vs Sony W800, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and W800 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The A700 was brought out 7 years before the W800 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A700 scores against the W800 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The entire galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A700 has got outside dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") along with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony W800 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A700 vs Sony W800 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the A700 compared to the W800.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and W800 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes simply by checking specifications. The picture here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A700 and W800.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A700 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W800 will resolve extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged A700 is going to be behind in sensor tech.