Sony W370 vs Sony A68

Below is a in depth assessment of the Sony W370 and Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the W370 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the W370 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music video

The W370 was released 6 years before the A68 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony W370 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the W370 grades versus the A68 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Sony W370 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony W370 has got physical dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Contrast the Sony W370 and Sony A68 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the W370 compared to the A68.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the W370 and A68 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual below should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the W370 and A68.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The W370 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A68 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older W370 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.