Sony A3000 vs Sony G3

Let's look closer at the Sony A3000 and Sony G3, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A3000 (20MP) and G3 (10MP) and the A3000 (APS-C) and G3 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The A3000 was manufactured 4 years later than the G3 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the A3000 scores against the G3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A3000 Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A3000 enjoys outside dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony G3 has sizing of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the A3000 versus the G3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A3000 and G3 is 69 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A3000 and G3.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A3000 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony A3000 will result in extra detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger A3000 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.