Sony A850 vs Sony W610

The following is a thorough overview of the Sony A850 vs Sony W610, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There is a big difference among the image resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and W610 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The A850 was released 21 months earlier than the W610 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the A850 matches up against the W610 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The complete galleries are available at Sony A850 Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A850 features outside 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 W610 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the A850 and the W610.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A850 and W610 is 54 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions simply by looking through specifications. The pic below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A850 and W610.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A850 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony A850 will result in more detail as a result of its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A850 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.