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Sony A290 Alternatives

The A290 is positioned #51 out of 80 in Entry-Level DSLR cameras. Below is a brief guide of the A290.

14MP APS-C 549 grams ISO 3,200
Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 front thumbnailportrait65street66sports55travel53landscape58vlogging9
Portability
66
Imaging
54
Features
47
Overall
51
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
decent sensor size (APS-C)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have headphone port
does not have microphone port
does not have Timelapse function

Down below are a few alternatives to the Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 sorted by their total rank. It is possible to browse a extensive review of any camera or a comparison with the Sony A290 by clicking the links below each camera card. You can also click on the icon to look at a visual comparison or click here to view all of them alongside each other.

#1 Canon T8i
24MP APS-C 515 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS Rebel T8i front thumbnailportrait81street73sports76travel80landscape78vlogging73
Portability
67
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76
better than average battery power (800 per charge)
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
does not have headphone port
lack of image stabilization
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#2 Pentax KF
24MP APS-C 684 grams ISO 102,400
Pentax KF front thumbnailportrait83street73sports74travel66landscape80vlogging72
Portability
63
Imaging
72
Features
81
Overall
75
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
comes with microphone port
does not have headphone port
low battery power (410 per charge)
more heavy than competition in class (684g)
painfully slow continuous shooting (6.0 frames/s)
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#3 Canon SL3
24MP APS-C 449 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS Rebel SL3 front thumbnailportrait81street75sports70travel82landscape79vlogging75
Portability
71
Imaging
69
Features
84
Overall
75
better than average battery power (1,070 per charge)
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
does not have headphone port
lack of image stabilization
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
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#4 Canon SL2
24MP APS-C 453 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS Rebel SL2 front thumbnailportrait80street74sports69travel81landscape78vlogging75
Portability
71
Imaging
67
Features
85
Overall
74
better than average battery power (650 per charge)
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
does not have headphone port
lack of image stabilization
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
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#5 Nikon D5600
24MP APS-C 465 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D5600 front thumbnailportrait80street74sports69travel81landscape78vlogging74
Portability
70
Imaging
67
Features
85
Overall
74
better than average battery power (820 per charge)
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
does not have headphone port
lack of image stabilization
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
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#6 Nikon D5500
24MP APS-C 420 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D5500 front thumbnailportrait79street75sports68travel81landscape78vlogging75
Portability
71
Imaging
66
Features
85
Overall
73
better than average battery power (820 per charge)
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
does not have headphone port
lack of image stabilization
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
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#7 Pentax K-70
24MP APS-C 688 grams ISO 102,400
Pentax K-70 front thumbnailportrait80street71sports72travel64landscape78vlogging71
Portability
62
Imaging
67
Features
81
Overall
72
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
comes with microphone port
does not have headphone port
low battery power (410 per charge)
more heavy than competition in class (688g)
painfully slow continuous shooting (6.0 frames/s)
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#8 Sony A65
24MP APS-C 622 grams ISO 12,800
Sony SLT-A65 front thumbnailportrait77street77sports81travel68landscape75vlogging78
Portability
64
Imaging
63
Features
85
Overall
71
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
comes with microphone port
does not have headphone port
does not have Timelapse function
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#9 Pentax K-S2
20MP APS-C 678 grams ISO 51,200
Pentax K-S2 front thumbnailportrait78street72sports70travel65landscape77vlogging71
Portability
64
Imaging
64
Features
82
Overall
71
built-in flash
comes with face detect focus
comes with HDMI port
comes with microphone port
does not have headphone port
low battery power (410 per charge)
more heavy than competition in class (678g)
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.4 frames/s)
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