Sony A3000 vs Sony A290

In this write-up, we are evaluating the Sony A3000 and Sony A290, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A3000 (20MP) and A290 (14MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The A3000 was announced 3 years later than the A290 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A290 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the A3000 scores vs the A290 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A3000 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A290. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A3000 Gallery & Sony A290 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A3000 comes with outer dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony A290 has measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the A3000 against the A290.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A3000 and A290 is 69 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by checking a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A3000 and A290.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony A3000 to give greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The newer A3000 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.