Sony H50 vs Sony A77

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony H50 vs Sony A77, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are produced by Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the H50 (9MP) and A77 (24MP) and the H50 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The H50 was launched 3 years before the A77 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony H50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the H50 scores against the A77 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony H50 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony H50 provides external dimensions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") having a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the H50 compared to the A77.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the H50 and A77 is 69 and 59 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by checking out specs. The image underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the H50 and A77.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The H50 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged H50 will be behind in sensor tech.