Sony W650 vs Sony A68

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony W650 and Sony A68, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both created by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the W650 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the W650 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The W650 was launched 4 years prior to the A68 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony W650 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the W650 scores against the A68 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Sony W650 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Sony W650 has got outside dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Contrast the Sony W650 and Sony A68 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the W650 versus the A68.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the W650 and A68 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Often, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading specs. The image below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the W650 and A68.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The W650 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A68 will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged W650 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.