Canon A3000 IS vs Sony A58

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Canon A3000 IS and Sony A58, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Canon and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the A3000 IS (10MP) and A58 (20MP) and the A3000 IS (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A3000 IS was launched 4 years earlier than the A58 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon A3000 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple view of how the A3000 IS matches up vs the A58 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot A3000 IS and Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are provided at Canon A3000 IS Gallery and Sony A58 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon A3000 IS features external dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") and a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the A3000 IS compared to the A58.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A3000 IS and A58 is 94 and 68 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizing only by checking out technical specs. The photograph below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A3000 IS and A58.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A3000 IS because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A58 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older A3000 IS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.