Sony A700 vs Sony W810

Following is a extended assessment of the Sony A700 and Sony W810, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and W810 (20MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The A700 was launched 7 years before the W810 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple overview of how the A700 matches up versus the W810 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A700 features external measurements 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 W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A700 and Sony W810 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the A700 compared to the W810.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A700 and W810 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The image underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A700 and W810.

As you have seen, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A700 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W810 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged A700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.