Sony QX100 vs Sony A57

Below, we are looking at the Sony QX100 and Sony A57, former being a Lens-style while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and A57 (16MP) and the QX100 (1") and A57 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The QX100 was launched 12 months later than the A57 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the QX100 matches up versus the A57 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 & Sony SLT-A57. The complete galleries are provided at Sony QX100 Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony QX100 has physical measurements of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony A57 has proportions of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") and a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the QX100 versus the A57.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the QX100 and A57 is 92 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the QX100 and A57.

As you can tell, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The QX100 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sony QX100 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer QX100 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.