Sony W690 vs Sony A33

Lets look more in depth at the Sony W690 and Sony A33, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both sold by Sony. The sensor resolution of the W690 (16MP) and the A33 (14MP) is fairly close but the W690 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The W690 was brought out 19 months after the A33 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony W690 being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summary of how the W690 matches up against the A33 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 & Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are available at Sony W690 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony W690 has physical measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony A33 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony W690 and Sony A33 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the W690 compared to the A33.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W690 and A33 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by researching technical specs. The pic below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the W690 and A33.

As you can tell, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The W690 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony W690 will render extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern W690 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.