Sony H70 vs Sony A99

Lets examine more closely at the Sony H70 versus Sony A99, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are sold by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the H70 (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the H70 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The H70 was unveiled 23 months before the A99 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony H70 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the H70 scores versus the A99 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 & Sony SLT-A99. The full galleries are available at Sony H70 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony H70 has outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony A99 has dimensions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the H70 vs the A99.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H70 and A99 is 93 and 57 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the H70 and A99.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The H70 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A99 will offer you greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged H70 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.