Sony S930 vs Sony A77 II

Below is a complete assessment of the Sony S930 versus Sony A77 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the S930 (10MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the S930 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The S930 was manufactured 6 years prior to the A77 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony S930 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the S930 matches up against the A77 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony S930 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony S930 has exterior dimensions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the S930 versus the A77 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S930 and A77 II is 94 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the S930 and A77 II.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S930 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A77 II will offer you greater detail due to its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older S930 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.