Sony A350 vs Sony RX1R

Its time to look much closer at the Sony A350 vs Sony RX1R, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are sold by Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the A350 (14MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the A350 (APS-C) and RX1R (Full frame) come with totally different sensor size.

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The A350 was released 6 years prior to the RX1R and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the A350 matches up versus the RX1R with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A350 Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A350 comes with outside dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1R has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the A350 compared to the RX1R.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A350 and RX1R is 62 and 79 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A350 and RX1R.

As you can see, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A350 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX1R will show greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older A350 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.