Sony A390 vs Sony W220

Lets look much closer at the Sony A390 and Sony W220, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. The resolution of the A390 (14MP) and the W220 (12MP) is very similar but the A390 (APS-C) and W220 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The A390 was announced 19 months after the W220 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the A390 matches up vs the W220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A390 Gallery & Sony W220 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A390 enjoys physical dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") having a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs) while the Sony W220 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the A390 and the W220.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A390 and W220 is 66 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The image here should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the A390 and W220.

Clearly, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A390 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A390 will offer you more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern A390 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.