Sony S930 vs Sony A58

Lets look more closely at the Sony S930 vs Sony A58, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both sold by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the S930 (10MP) and A58 (20MP) and the S930 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The S930 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the A58 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony S930 being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summation of how the S930 matches up against the A58 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930 & Sony SLT-A58. The full galleries are viewable at Sony S930 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony S930 enjoys physical measurements of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") and a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the S930 compared to the A58.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the S930 and A58 is 94 and 68 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the S930 and A58.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S930 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A58 will resolve more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older S930 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.