Sony a5000 vs Sony W730

Its time to examine more in depth at the Sony a5000 and Sony W730, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the a5000 (20MP) and W730 (16MP) and the a5000 (APS-C) and W730 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The a5000 was announced 13 months after the W730 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony a5000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a quick summary of how the a5000 scores against the W730 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a5000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony a5000 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony a5000 enjoys outside measurements of 110mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the a5000 compared to the W730.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the a5000 and W730 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The pic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the a5000 and W730.

As you can see, both cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The a5000 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony a5000 will result in extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots far more aggressively. The newer a5000 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.