Sony A900 vs Sony W730

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A900 vs Sony W730, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and W730 (16MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and W730 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The A900 was released 5 years before the W730 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the A900 scores versus the W730 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A900 Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A900 provides physical measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) while the Sony W730 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the A900 versus the W730.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and W730 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A900 and W730.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A900 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A900 will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older A900 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.