Sony A900 vs Sony W690

Below is a extensive analysis of the Sony A900 vs Sony W690, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and W690 (16MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and W690 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The A900 was manufactured 4 years prior to the W690 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick overview of how the A900 scores vs the W690 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A900 provides external measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) and the Sony W690 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the A900 and the W690.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and W690 is 54 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The visual below might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A900 and W690.

To sum up, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A900 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A900 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older A900 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.