Sony A9 vs Sony NEX-5T

Its time to examine more in depth at the Sony A9 and Sony NEX-5T, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are created by Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the A9 (24MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the A9 (Full frame) and NEX-5T (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The A9 was unveiled 3 years after the NEX-5T which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the A9 scores against the NEX-5T with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A9 and Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The full galleries are provided at Sony A9 Gallery and Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A9 offers exterior dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") with a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the A9 and the NEX-5T.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A9 and NEX-5T is 65 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes just by looking through specs. The image below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A9 and NEX-5T.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A9 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A9 will render more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more modern A9 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.