Sony A900 vs Sony A65

Its time to look more in depth at the Sony A900 and Sony A65, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both offered by Sony. The image resolution of the A900 (25MP) and the A65 (24MP) is fairly close but the A900 (Full frame) and A65 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The A900 was introduced 4 years earlier than the A65 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A900 grades versus the A65 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony SLT-A65. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Sony A900 comes with outer dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") and a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony A65 has specifications of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the A900 versus the A65.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and A65 is 54 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing only by researching specs. The photograph here should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A900 and A65.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A900 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A900 will result in extra detail using its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics way more aggressively. The older A900 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.