Sony G3 vs Sony A33

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Sony G3 versus Sony A33, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the G3 (10MP) and A33 (14MP) and the G3 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The G3 was unveiled 19 months earlier than the A33 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony G3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summary of how the G3 scores versus the A33 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3 & Sony SLT-A33. The full galleries are provided at Sony G3 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Sony G3 features outer dimensions of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) while the Sony A33 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the G3 versus the A33.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G3 and A33 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing just by going through a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G3 and A33.

Clearly, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The G3 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A33 will produce greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older G3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.