Sony A850 vs Sony HX20V

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony A850 and Sony HX20V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and HX20V (18MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and HX20V (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The A850 was released 3 years prior to the HX20V and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX20V being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the A850 matches up versus the HX20V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A850 Gallery & Sony HX20V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A850 comes with physical measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") and a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony HX20V has dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the A850 against the HX20V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A850 and HX20V is 54 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specifications. The graphic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A850 and HX20V.

To sum up, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A850 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony A850 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 7MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older A850 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.