Sony A700 vs Sony W830

In this article, we will be looking at the Sony A700 and Sony W830, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The A700 was unveiled 7 years prior to the W830 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the A700 matches up versus the W830 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A700 has external dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the A700 versus the W830.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A700 and W830 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizes only by going through a spec sheet. The image here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A700 and W830.

As you can see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A700 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W830 will provide more detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged A700 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.