Sony A700 vs Sony WX150

Here, we are contrasting the Sony A700 versus Sony WX150, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The A700 was manufactured 5 years before the WX150 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the A700 grades versus the WX150 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A700 provides physical dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the A700 versus the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A700 and WX150 is 58 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A700 and WX150.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A700 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX150 will render more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged A700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.