Sony A390 vs Sony H50

Here is a detailed assessment of the Sony A390 and Sony H50, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A390 (14MP) and H50 (9MP) and the A390 (APS-C) and H50 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The A390 was launched 19 months later than the H50 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the A390 scores vs the H50 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A390 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A390 comes with external measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs) and the Sony H50 has dimensions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") along with a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the A390 vs the H50.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A390 and H50 is 66 and 69 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by reviewing technical specs. The visual here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A390 and H50.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A390 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony A390 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The younger A390 provides a benefit in sensor technology.