Sony A700 vs Sony WX220

Below is a in depth assessment of the Sony A700 and Sony WX220, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and WX220 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A700 was manufactured 7 years before the WX220 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the A700 matches up against the WX220 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A700 Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A700 offers physical measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check out the Sony A700 and Sony WX220 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the A700 versus the WX220.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A700 and WX220 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing specifications. The visual below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A700 and WX220.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A700 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX220 will render greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.