Hasselblad X1D vs Sony a5000

Its time to look closer at the Hasselblad X1D and Sony a5000, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Hasselblad and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the X1D (51MP) and a5000 (20MP) and the X1D (Medium format) and a5000 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The X1D was manufactured 2 years later than the a5000 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the X1D scores vs the a5000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Hasselblad X1D & Sony Alpha a5000. The entire galleries are provided at Hasselblad X1D Gallery & Sony a5000 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Hasselblad X1D has external dimensions of 150mm x 98mm x 71mm (5.9" x 3.9" x 2.8") with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs) and the Sony a5000 has measurements of 110mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

Contrast the Hasselblad X1D and Sony a5000 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the X1D against the a5000.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the X1D and a5000 is 60 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the X1D and a5000.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The X1D due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Hasselblad X1D will provide you with more detail due to its extra 31 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The younger X1D provides a benefit in sensor innovation.