Sony H200 vs Sony A35

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony H200 versus Sony A35, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the H200 (20MP) and A35 (16MP) and the H200 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The H200 was launched 16 months later than the A35 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the H200 scores versus the A35 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200 & Sony SLT-A35. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony H200 Gallery & Sony A35 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony H200 provides outer dimensions of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs) and the Sony A35 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the H200 compared to the A35.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the H200 and A35 is 67 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specifications. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the H200 and A35.

To sum up, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The H200 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony H200 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent H200 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.