Sony A9 vs Sony W290

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony A9 vs Sony W290, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A9 (24MP) and W290 (12MP) and the A9 (Full frame) and W290 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The A9 was revealed 8 years after the W290 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A9 matches up vs the W290 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The full galleries are provided at Sony A9 Gallery and Sony W290 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A9 features physical measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs) while the Sony W290 has proportions of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the A9 vs the W290.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A9 and W290 is 65 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specifications. The image below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A9 and W290.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A9 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A9 will give you greater detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger A9 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.