Sony A900 vs Sony WX10

Let's look closer at the Sony A900 and Sony WX10, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and WX10 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The A900 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the WX10 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the A900 scores against the WX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A900 comes with outer dimensions 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 WX10 has proportions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the A900 and the WX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and WX10 is 54 and 95 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The graphic here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A900 and WX10.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A900 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A900 will provide greater detail due to its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A900 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.