Sony A390 vs Sony A6600

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Sony A390 vs Sony A6600, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are produced by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the A390 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The A390 was unveiled 10 years prior to the A6600 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A390 matches up against the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 and Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are available at Sony A390 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A390 provides outer dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") and a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check out the Sony A390 vs Sony A6600 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the A390 compared to the A6600.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A390 and A6600 is 66 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The picture below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A390 and A6600.

All in all, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You should expect the Sony A6600 to result in greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged A390 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.