Sony A900 vs Sony WX150

Here, we are matching up the Sony A900 vs Sony WX150, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and WX150 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The A900 was introduced 4 years before the WX150 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a short view of how the A900 matches up vs the WX150 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The whole galleries are available at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A900 provides physical dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") and a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) and the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the A900 vs the WX150.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and WX150 is 54 and 95 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The photograph underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A900 and WX150.

Plainly, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A900 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony A900 will give you greater detail using its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older A900 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.