Sony A390 vs Sony W810

Here is a in-depth review of the Sony A390 and Sony W810, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the A390 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) and the A390 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

Samsung Releases Faster Versions of EVO MicroSD Cards

The A390 was announced 4 years prior to the W810 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the A390 matches up against the W810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A390 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A390 offers external measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") along with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Look at the Sony A390 and Sony W810 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the A390 against the W810.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A390 and W810 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The photograph below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A390 and W810.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A390 with its larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony W810 will give extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older A390 is going to be behind in sensor tech.