Sony S950 vs Sony A37

Its time to look more closely at the Sony S950 and Sony A37, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the S950 (10MP) and A37 (16MP) and the S950 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The S950 was unveiled 4 years prior to the A37 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony S950 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple summary of how the S950 scores vs the A37 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 & Sony SLT-A37. The full galleries are viewable at Sony S950 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony S950 offers outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony A37 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the S950 against the A37.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the S950 and A37 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Often, it's tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing merely by looking at specifications. The photograph here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the S950 and A37.

To sum up, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S950 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A37 will give you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older S950 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.