Sony A450 vs Sony NEX-5T

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A450 and Sony NEX-5T, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are produced by Sony. The image resolution of the A450 (14MP) and the NEX-5T (16MP) is relatively close and both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The A450 was introduced 4 years before the NEX-5T and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the A450 scores vs the NEX-5T with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 and Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A450 Gallery and Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A450 has external dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the A450 and the NEX-5T.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A450 and NEX-5T is 65 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching specs. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A450 and NEX-5T.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Sony NEX-5T to render greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older A450 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.