Sony A850 vs Sony WX220

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony A850 versus Sony WX220, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and WX220 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The A850 was revealed 4 years earlier than the WX220 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A850 matches up versus the WX220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The full galleries are available at Sony A850 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A850 enjoys outer measurements 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 WX220 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Sony A850 versus Sony WX220 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the A850 against the WX220.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A850 and WX220 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A850 and WX220.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A850 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A850 will offer you more detail because of its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older A850 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.