Sony S950 vs Sony A35

Here, we are contrasting the Sony S950 and Sony A35, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are built by Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the S950 (10MP) and A35 (16MP) and the S950 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The S950 was announced 3 years before the A35 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony S950 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the S950 scores against the A35 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 and Sony SLT-A35. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony S950 Gallery and Sony A35 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony S950 has outer measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony A35 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony S950 and Sony A35 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the S950 compared to the A35.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the S950 and A35 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S950 and A35.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S950 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A35 will resolve more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older S950 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.