Sony A900 vs Sony HX90V

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A900 and Sony HX90V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and HX90V (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The A900 was brought out 7 years earlier than the HX90V and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the A900 scores versus the HX90V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The entire galleries are available at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you have to consider its weight and size. The Sony A900 comes with outside measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the A900 and the HX90V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and HX90V is 54 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A900 and HX90V.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A900 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony A900 will resolve greater detail having its extra 7MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older A900 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.