Sony A390 vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Sony A390 versus Sony RX10 III, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the A390 (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the A390 (APS-C) and RX10 III (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The A390 was released 6 years prior to the RX10 III which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A390 grades vs the RX10 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A390 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A390 comes with physical 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) while the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

See the Sony A390 versus Sony RX10 III in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the A390 and the RX10 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A390 and RX10 III is 66 and 53 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A390 and RX10 III.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A390 featuring a larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX10 III will produce more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A390 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.