Sony A390 vs Sony W710

Below, we will be matching up the Sony A390 vs Sony W710, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A390 (14MP) and the W710 (16MP) is relatively close but the A390 (APS-C) and W710 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The A390 was announced 3 years before the W710 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the A390 matches up vs the W710 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A390 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A390 enjoys external dimensions 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 W710 has sizing of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A390 compared to the W710.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A390 and W710 is 66 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through specifications. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A390 and W710.

Plainly, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A390 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W710 will provide you with extra detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged A390 will be behind in sensor innovation.