Sony H20 vs Sony A68

Below is a thorough assessment of the Sony H20 versus Sony A68, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the H20 (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the H20 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The H20 was revealed 7 years before the A68 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony H20 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the H20 scores against the A68 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 and Sony SLT-A68. The full galleries are viewable at Sony H20 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony H20 comes with outer measurements of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the H20 against the A68.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H20 and A68 is 87 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The graphic underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the H20 and A68.

To sum up, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The H20 with its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony A68 will render more detail because of its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older H20 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.