Sony A9 vs Sony A500

Lets examine more closely at the Sony A9 and Sony A500, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are built by Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the A9 (24MP) and A500 (12MP) and the A9 (Full frame) and A500 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A9 was released 7 years later than the A500 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the A9 matches up vs the A500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A9 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The complete galleries are available at Sony A9 Gallery and Sony A500 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A9 comes with outer dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") having a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs) while the Sony A500 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the A9 versus the A500.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A9 and A500 is 65 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The photograph here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A9 and A500.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A9 due to its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony A9 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A9 will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.