Sony A3000 vs Sony A560

Below, we are comparing the Sony A3000 and Sony A560, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both offered by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the A3000 (20MP) and A560 (14MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The A3000 was announced 3 years after the A560 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A3000 matches up versus the A560 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A3000 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A3000 Gallery and Sony A560 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A3000 comes with physical 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 A560 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the A3000 versus the A560.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A3000 and A560 is 69 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by going over a spec sheet. The picture here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the A3000 and A560.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony A3000 to deliver more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A3000 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.