Olympus E-M1X vs Sony A390

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M1X vs Sony A390, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the E-M1X (20MP) and A390 (14MP) and the E-M1X (Four Thirds) and A390 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1X was manufactured 8 years after the A390 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1X being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-M1X matches up versus the A390 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M1X Gallery and Sony A390 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M1X has outside measurements of 144mm x 147mm x 75mm (5.7" x 5.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 997 grams (2.20 lbs) and 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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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-M1X vs the A390.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1X and A390 is 54 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to see the contrast in sensor dimensions only by going through specifications. The pic here might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1X and A390.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1X due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-M1X will show extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer E-M1X is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.