Sony W830 vs Sony A68

Its time to look more closely at the Sony W830 versus Sony A68, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are created by Sony. The resolution of the W830 (20MP) and the A68 (24MP) is relatively well matched but the W830 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The W830 was manufactured 22 months before the A68 which makes them a generation apart from each other. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the W830 grades versus the A68 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 & Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are available at Sony W830 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony W830 provides exterior dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Check out the Sony W830 versus Sony A68 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the W830 against the A68.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the W830 and A68 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Often, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the W830 and A68.

To sum up, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The W830 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A68 will resolve more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older W830 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.