Sony RX100 VA vs Sony A35

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony RX100 VA versus Sony A35, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the RX100 VA (20MP) and A35 (16MP) and the RX100 VA (1") and A35 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The RX100 VA was manufactured 6 years after the A35 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the RX100 VA matches up versus the A35 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A) & Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 VA Gallery & Sony A35 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX100 VA provides external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony A35 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the RX100 VA versus the A35.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the RX100 VA and A35 is 89 and 69 respectively.

Generally, its tough to see the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The image underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 VA and A35.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The RX100 VA due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 VA will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent RX100 VA is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.