Sony A9 vs Sony A330

Lets examine more closely at the Sony A9 and Sony A330, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the A9 (24MP) and A330 (10MP) and the A9 (Full frame) and A330 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The A9 was revealed 8 years later than the A330 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the A9 scores vs the A330 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A9 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The full galleries are provided at Sony A9 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A9 has got external dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") along with a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

Check the Sony A9 and Sony A330 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the A9 against the A330.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A9 and A330 is 65 and 67 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through technical specs. The photograph below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A9 and A330.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A9 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A9 will give you more detail because of its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern A9 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.