Sony W690 vs Sony A77 II

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony W690 vs Sony A77 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the W690 (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the W690 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The W690 was revealed 3 years before the A77 II which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony W690 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the W690 scores vs the A77 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The full galleries are viewable at Sony W690 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony W690 has outer dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the W690 vs the A77 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W690 and A77 II is 95 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes simply by looking through specifications. The picture here will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the W690 and A77 II.

To sum up, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The W690 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A77 II will render greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged W690 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.