Sony W220 vs Sony A77

Below, we will be contrasting the Sony W220 versus Sony A77, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the W220 (12MP) and A77 (24MP) and the W220 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The W220 was manufactured 3 years prior to the A77 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony W220 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the W220 scores against the A77 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220 and Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are provided at Sony W220 Gallery and Sony A77 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony W220 enjoys physical dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony A77 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the W220 compared to the A77.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W220 and A77 is 95 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes just by checking specifications. The pic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the W220 and A77.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The W220 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Sony A77 will give you extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged W220 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.