Sony DSLR-A200 vs Sony A55

Sony A55 advantages over Sony DSLR-A200

• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Fast startup
  ~0.90 vs 1.5 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A55 test data on DxO Mark DSLR-A200 test data on DxO Mark
  818 vs 521 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• More cross-type AF points
  3 vs 1
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  922k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.73x vs 0.55x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  16.2 vs 10.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• More AF points
  15 vs 9
  More AF points improve autofocus
• Faster JPEG shooting
  9.0 fps vs 2.8 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  32 vs 8 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility