Nikon Z5 vs Sony A390

The following is a detailed overview of the Nikon Z5 and Sony A390, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Nikon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and A390 (14MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and A390 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The Z5 was released 10 years after the A390 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the Z5 matches up against the A390 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z5 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Sony A390 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 has exterior measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony A390 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") along with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the Z5 vs the A390.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and A390 is 62 and 66 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The image below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z5 and A390.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon Z5 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The younger Z5 provides an advantage in sensor technology.