Sony A3000 vs Sony T99

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A3000 versus Sony T99, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the A3000 (20MP) and T99 (14MP) and the A3000 (APS-C) and T99 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A3000 was brought out 3 years later than the T99 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short introduction of how the A3000 grades vs the T99 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A3000 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A3000 comes with outside dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony T99 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the A3000 against the T99.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A3000 and T99 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through specs. The visual below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A3000 and T99.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A3000 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony A3000 will resolve greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A3000 provides an edge in sensor technology.