Sony A900 vs Sony W620

Here is a complete assessment of the Sony A900 and Sony W620, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and W620 (14MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and W620 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The A900 was unveiled 4 years prior to the W620 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a simple view of how the A900 matches up vs the W620 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The full galleries are available at Sony A900 Gallery and Sony W620 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A900 has got external 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 W620 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the A900 vs the W620.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and W620 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A900 and W620.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A900 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A900 will result in greater detail having an extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older A900 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.