Sony S2000 vs Sony A68

Here is a in-depth comparison of the Sony S2000 and Sony A68, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are designed by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the S2000 (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the S2000 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The S2000 was announced 6 years prior to the A68 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the S2000 scores against the A68 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 and Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are provided at Sony S2000 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Sony S2000 has got outer dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the S2000 versus the A68.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the S2000 and A68 is 93 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the S2000 and A68.

Plainly, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The S2000 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A68 will produce more detail with its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older S2000 will be behind in sensor tech.