Sony A850 vs Sony ZV-1

Lets examine more closely at the Sony A850 versus Sony ZV-1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the A850 (25MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the A850 (Full frame) and ZV-1 (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A850 was launched 11 years before the ZV-1 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A850 scores against the ZV-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 & Sony ZV-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A850 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony A850 has exterior dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the A850 vs the ZV-1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the A850 and ZV-1 is 54 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The photograph below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A850 and ZV-1.

As you can tell, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A850 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A850 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older A850 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.