Sony A900 vs Sony W530

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sony A900 and Sony W530, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and W530 (14MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and W530 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A900 was brought out 3 years prior to the W530 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the A900 scores versus the W530 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are available at Sony A900 Gallery and Sony W530 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and volume. The Sony A900 has got physical 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) and the Sony W530 has sizing of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A900 and Sony W530 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the A900 and the W530.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A900 and W530 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to see the difference in sensor sizing only by going through specifications. The photograph here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A900 and W530.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A900 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A900 will show greater detail having its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older A900 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.