Sony A390 vs Sony RX1R II

Below is a extended comparison of the Sony A390 versus Sony RX1R II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the A390 (14MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the A390 (APS-C) and RX1R II (Full frame) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The A390 was released 6 years earlier than the RX1R II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A390 scores against the RX1R II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A390 Gallery & Sony RX1R II Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A390 has outer 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) whilst the Sony RX1R II has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the A390 versus the RX1R II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A390 and RX1R II is 66 and 78 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specifications. The photograph below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A390 and RX1R II.

To sum up, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A390 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX1R II will show more detail as a result of its extra 28 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older A390 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.