Sony S2100 vs Sony A99

Following is a complete analysis of the Sony S2100 vs Sony A99, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are sold by Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the S2100 (12MP) and A99 (24MP) and the S2100 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) provide different sensor measurements.

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The S2100 was released 3 years prior to the A99 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony S2100 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the S2100 grades vs the A99 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100 & Sony SLT-A99. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony S2100 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Sony S2100 enjoys outside dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the S2100 and the A99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S2100 and A99 is 93 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The image here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the S2100 and A99.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S2100 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A99 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged S2100 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.