Sony A850 vs Sony T99

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Sony A850 versus Sony T99, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and T99 (14MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and T99 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The A850 was brought out 2 months prior to the T99 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the A850 grades vs the T99 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A850 Gallery and Sony T99 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A850 has got external measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony T99 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

See the Sony A850 versus Sony T99 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the A850 compared to the T99.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A850 and T99 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes simply by going through specs. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A850 and T99.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A850 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A850 will show extra detail having its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.