Sony A850 vs Sony A33

The following is a thorough review of the Sony A850 versus Sony A33, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both created by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and A33 (14MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and A33 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A850 was brought out 4 months earlier than the A33 and they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A850 scores versus the A33 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 and Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A850 Gallery and Sony A33 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony A850 provides outer dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) and the Sony A33 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the A850 compared to the A33.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the A850 and A33 is 54 and 67 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by looking at technical specs. The pic here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A850 and A33.

As you have seen, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A850 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A850 will give you greater detail having its extra 11MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics way more aggressively.