Sony W350 vs Sony A77 II

On this page, we will be matching up the Sony W350 vs Sony A77 II, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and they are both sold by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the W350 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the W350 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The W350 was brought out 5 years earlier than the A77 II and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the W350 matches up versus the A77 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are available at Sony W350 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony W350 comes with physical dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

See the Sony W350 vs Sony A77 II in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the W350 vs the A77 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the W350 and A77 II is 97 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by viewing technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the W350 and A77 II.

As you have seen, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The W350 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A77 II will render greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older W350 will be behind in sensor tech.