Sony A850 vs Sony H400

Its time to look closer at the Sony A850 and Sony H400, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and H400 (20MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and H400 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The A850 was launched 4 years earlier than the H400 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief overview of how the A850 scores vs the H400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A850 Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A850 offers outside dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) and the Sony H400 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the A850 against the H400.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A850 and H400 is 54 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to see the difference in sensor sizing only by checking out technical specs. The visual below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A850 and H400.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A850 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A850 will produce extra detail utilizing its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older A850 will be behind in sensor technology.