Sony W570 vs Sony A77 II

Here, we are contrasting the Sony W570 and Sony A77 II, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and they are both produced by Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the W570 (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the W570 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The W570 was brought out 4 years before the A77 II and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the W570 scores against the A77 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are provided at Sony W570 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony W570 enjoys external dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the W570 and the A77 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the W570 and A77 II is 96 and 62 respectively.

Often, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by going through specs. The visual underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the W570 and A77 II.

All in all, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The W570 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A77 II will provide extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older W570 will be behind in sensor tech.